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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameHyeok-Kyu Kwon
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityKorea Republic
Age25
Date of birth13 Mar 2001
Height190 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubKarlsruher SC
Defensive midfielder
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
372
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Karlsruher SC.

Also this season

Earlier this season at NantesLigue 1: 12 apps, 0g 0a, 764 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Karlsruher SC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Friendliesat South Korea100106.5

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Kwon Hyeok-Kyu is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Nantes, rated 60.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hyeok-Kyu.

On the season, Hyeok-Kyu graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.534 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60. At 25 Hyeok-Kyu is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.1 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: 2024/25Trending upRemarkably consistent5 clubs
60.1
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.7%
Minutes
limited game time
3.53
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nantes finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

12
Apps
3.53
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions7
Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.