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Full nameHyun-Seok Hong
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityKorea Republic
Age27
Date of birth16 Jun 1999
BirthplaceSeoul
Height175 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubGent
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
912
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gent.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Gent's ~41 games this season through 3 injury absences (muscle, inactive). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Jupiler Pro League19109126.72
Friendliesat South Korea12139036.95
Ligue 1at Nantes6002846.6

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

Hong Hyun-Seok is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at Gent, rated 36.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 255th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hyun-Seok.

Judged on this season alone, Hyun-Seok graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 44 of the 44 attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 1 goal and 0 assists in 19 appearances (0.099 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 40th of 44 of the 44 attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 27 Hyun-Seok is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Hyun-Seok missed 3 games through injury (muscle, inactive) out of roughly 41 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downStreaky
Current potential40th of 44 attacking midfielders · Jupiler Pro LeagueCurrent season43rd of 44 attacking midfielders · Jupiler Pro League43rd-best attacking midfielder in the Jupiler Pro League255th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential40th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Jupiler Pro League
36.5
Ratingi
40th of 44 attacking midfielders
5.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0.1
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Gent finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.05
Goals / app

1 goal in 19 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.1 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.5, Hyun-Seok carries the 40th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 44, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Gent finished 5th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.1 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success33.3%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles18
Interceptions10
Blocks1
Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.