Dong-Jun's current-season form is up 171% on last season (Season 7→19), while his Rating eased 34→29. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 3rd	29	4	2	6.79	29	19
2024/25	Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 3rd	14	2	0	8.3	34	7
2023/24	Jeonbuk Motors · 3rd	14	0	0	6.63	36	4
2021/22	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 2nd	32	11	4	7	53	38
2020/21	Busan I Park · 3rd	26	5	4	6.74	57	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Lee Dong-Jun is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Gimcheon Sangmu FC, rated 29 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 69th of 148 in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dong-Jun.

Judged on this season alone, Dong-Jun graded 19 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 6 goals, 2 assists and 1.405 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 27th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 29 Dong-Jun is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending up4 clubs

Current potential27th of 48 central midfielders · K League 1 · 33 apps Current season5th of 48 central midfielders · K League 1 · 33 apps5th-best central midfielder in the K League 169th in the K League 1 · potential27th-highest potential central midfielder in the K League 1

Ratingi

27th of 48 central midfielders

19.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.2%

Minutes

limited game time

1.41

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

1.41

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 6 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.8 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.2% 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 29, Dong-Jun carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48 — though on just 33 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.602

Assists / 900.201

Goal contribution / 900.803

Defensive actions / 901.405

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %71.4

Dribble success %20.8

Cards / 900.301

Foul involvement / 903.512

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 29, Dong-Jun sits on 10.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dong-Jun's projected Rating — 29 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.