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Full nameDong-Gyeong Lee
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityKorea Republic
Age28
Date of birth20 Sept 1997
Height175 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubGimcheon Sangmu FC
Centre-forwardalso played MID
34
Appearances
8
Goals
6
Assists
1386
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

Also this season

On loan at Ulsan Hyundai FCAFC Champions League Elite: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 236 min

Earlier this season at South KoreaEAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 166 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Gimcheon Sangmu FC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
K League 1348512067.86
AFC Champions League Eliteat Ulsan Hyundai FC3002366.73
EAFF E-1 Football Championshipat South Korea2101667.19
Friendliesat South Korea4101286.88

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

Lee Dong-Gyeong is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Gimcheon Sangmu FC, rated 35.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 38th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (40.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.52 goals, 0.39 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dong-Gyeong.

Judged on this season alone, Dong-Gyeong graded 32 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 22 centre-forwards in the K League 1, on 8 goals and 6 assists in 34 appearances (0.909 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 19% of the 22 centre-forwards in the K League 1. At 28 Dong-Gyeong is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Dong-Gyeong is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 19% centre-forwards · K League 1Current seasonTop 5% centre-forwards · K League 11st-best centre-forward in the K League 138th in the K League 1 · potential4th-highest potential centre-forward in the K League 1
35.5
Ratingi
4th of 22 centre-forwards
31.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.91
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Gimcheon Sangmu FC finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

8
Goals
6
Assists
14
G+A
0.24
Goals / app

8 goals in 34 appearances (0.24 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.91 goal contributions per 90 (0.52 goals, 0.39 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35.5, Dong-Gyeong carries the 4th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the K League 1 (top 19%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.91 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.