Ji Dong-Won

Following his move to Macarthur, Dong-Won's current-season form is down 84% on last season (Season 25→4), while his Rating eased 16→3. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Macarthur · 7th	9	1	0	6.54	3	4
2025/26	Suwon City FC · 3rd	11	0	0	6.74	3	4
2024/25	Suwon City FC · 5th	36	6	2	6.87	16	25
2023/24	FC Seoul · 1st	5	0	0	6.7	13	0
2022/23	FC Seoul · 3rd	3	0	0	6.37	15	0
2021/22	FC Seoul · 3rd	12	1	0	6.8	21	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U23	12	3
South Korea	56	11

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Ji Dong-Won is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Macarthur, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 9 appearances, a Season grade of 4. On long-term scout potential he's rated 3.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (14.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dong-Won.

On the season, Dong-Won graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 9 appearances (0.267 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 3. At 35 Dong-Won is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

3.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.4%

Minutes

limited game time

0.27

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Macarthur finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.11

Goals / app

1 goal in 9 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 3.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.4%

Available fixtures26 of 26

Goals / 900.267

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.267

Defensive actions / 901.335

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 901.068

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 35, Dong-Won sits on 0.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dong-Won's projected Rating — 3.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.4M total transfer fees · 15 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

MacarthurAug 2025 – Jun 2026Free

Suwon City FCJan 2024 – Aug 2025Free

FC SeoulJul 2021 – Jan 2024

FSV Mainz 05(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

Eintracht Braunschweig(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

FSV Mainz 05Jul 2019 – Jan 2021Free

FC Augsburg(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

SV Darmstadt 98(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

FC AugsburgJan 2015 – Jan 2018

Borussia DortmundJul 2014 – Jan 2015Free

Sunderland(back from loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2014

FC Augsburg(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2013

FC Augsburg(on loan)Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

SunderlandJul 2011 – Jan 2013€ 2.4M

JJeonnam Dragonsuntil Jul 2011

About Ji Dong-Won

Dong-Won Ji is a 35-year-old centre-forward who plays for Suwon City FC, born on May 28, 1991 in Jeju, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Suwon City FC currently sit 3rd of 6 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Ji Dong-Won has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 189 minutes.

Ji Dong-Won's next match is on September 5, 2026, when Suwon City FC face Yongin City away in the K League 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ji Dong-Won at 3.4 with a Season form score of 4.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Ji Dong-Won has totalled 289 club appearances with 36 goals and 7 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for Suwon City FC.

Ji Dong-Won's career has also included time at Macarthur, FC Seoul, FSV Mainz 05, Eintracht Braunschweig, FC Augsburg, SV Darmstadt 98, Borussia Dortmund, Sunderland and JJeonnam Dragons.

On the international stage, Ji Dong-Won has represented Korea Republic U23 and South Korea — 68 caps and 14 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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Season stats

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Scout report

Output in context · Macarthur finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

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