Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 558 | 6.82 |
 AFC Champions League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 6.9 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Dong-Jin's current-season form is up 133% on last season (Season 3→7), while his Rating held around 43. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Pohang Steelers · 4th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6.82 | 43 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | Pohang Steelers · 6th | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 42 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Kim Dong-Jin is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, rated 43.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dong-Jin.
On the season, Dong-Jin graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.903 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 7).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 22 Dong-Jin is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.9 reflects that trajectory.
Dong-Jin is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 43.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~29), then tapers with age. At 22, Dong-Jin sits on 27.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Dong-Jin's projected Rating — 43.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
