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Kang Hyeon-Mu

Experienced headFC Seoul · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameHyeon-Mu Kang
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityKorea Republic
Age31
Date of birth13 Mar 1995
BirthplaceBusan
Height185 cm
Shirt number#31
ClubFC Seoul
Goalkeeper
31
Appearances
4
Clean sheets
13%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1210
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Seoul.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
K League 13112106.55
Friendlies Clubs95856.16
AFC Champions League Elite32706.97
FA Cup190

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Kang Hyeon-Mu is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at FC Seoul, rated 19.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 100th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (35.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hyeon-Mu.

Judged on this season alone, Hyeon-Mu graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 13 of the 13 goalkeepers in the K League 1, on 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 6th of 13 of the 13 goalkeepers in the K League 1. At 31 Hyeon-Mu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential6th of 13 goalkeepers · K League 1Current season6th of 13 goalkeepers · K League 16th-best goalkeeper in the K League 1100th in the K League 1 · potential6th-highest potential goalkeeper in the K League 1
19.2
Ratingi
6th of 13 goalkeepers
10.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Seoul finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

31
Apps
4
Clean sheets
13%
CS rate
35.4%
Minutes

4 clean sheets in 31 appearances (13% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (6th of 6) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.2, Hyeon-Mu carries the 6th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the K League 1 of 13, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC Seoul finished 6th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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Transfer news

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