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Full nameDong-Jin Kim
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityKorea Republic
Age23
Date of birth30 Jul 2003
Height181 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubPohang Steelers
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Central midfielderalso played DEF

Season stats

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31
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1171
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
K League 117004036.8

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Kim Dong-Jin is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, rated 43.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 19th of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (40.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dong-Jin.

Judged on this season alone, Dong-Jin graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.997 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 10). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 14% of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 23 Dong-Jin is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 14% central midfielders · K League 1Current season27th of 43 central midfielders · K League 127th-best central midfielder in the K League 119th in the K League 1 · potential6th-highest potential central midfielder in the K League 1
43.4
Ratingi
6th of 43 central midfielders
9.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

31
Apps
3
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
19
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.7% 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 43.4, Dong-Jin carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 (top 14%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Pohang Steelers finished 9th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots3

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes502
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success75%
Duels won40
Duels won %54.8%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions19
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.