Jae-Hee's current-season form is up 467% on last season (Season 3→17), while his Rating climbed 14→17. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Daejeon Citizen · 6th	22	4	1	6.57	15	10
2025/26	Daejeon Citizen · 2nd	24	0	1	6.84	14	3
2024/25	Pohang Steelers · 6th	36	8	1	6.84	25	26
2023/24	Pohang Steelers · 3rd	4	1	0	6.43	25	3
2022/23	Pohang Steelers · 3rd	37	7	3	6.71	37	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

Jeong Jae-Hee is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at Daejeon Citizen, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 1 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 100% of K League 1 attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.5, ranking 104th of 123 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (23% of available minutes). He brings 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.6 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jae-Hee.

Judged on this season alone, Jae-Hee graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 8 of the 8 attacking midfielders in the K League 1, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances (0.75 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 8th of 8 of the 8 attacking midfielders in the K League 1. At 32 Jae-Hee is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downBreakout: 2022/23

Current potential8th of 8 attacking midfielders · K League 1 · 22 apps Current season8th of 8 attacking midfielders · K League 1 · 22 apps 8th-best attacking midfielder in the K League 1 104th in the K League 1 · potential 8th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the K League 1

16.5

Ratingi

8th of 8 attacking midfielders

16.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23%

Minutes

limited game time

0.75

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.18

Goals / app

4 goals in 22 appearances (0.18 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.6 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, 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 16.5, Jae-Hee carries the 8th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the K League 1 of 8 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.75 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23%

Available fixtures29 of 29

Goals / 900.6

Assists / 900.15

Goal contribution / 900.75

Defensive actions / 901.2

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %57.1

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %27.3

Cards / 900.15

Foul involvement / 900.45

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 32, Jae-Hee sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jae-Hee's projected Rating — 16.5 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 attacking midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4—

Shots on target7—

Shots14—

Passing

Assists1—

Chances created5—

Passes184—

Pass accuracy76%—

Possession

Successful dribbles3—

Dribble success27.3%—

Duels won16—

Duels won %36.4%—

Fouls won2—

Defending

Tackles6—

Interceptions1—

Blocks1—

Fouls committed1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Daejeon CitizenJan 2025 – nowFree

Pohang SteelersJan 2022 – Jan 2025

JJeonnam Dragons(back from loan)Nov 2021 – Jan 2022

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Jun 2020 – Nov 2021

JJeonnam DragonsJan 2019 – Jun 2020$ N/A

FC Anyanguntil Jan 2019

About Jeong Jae-Hee

Jae-Hee Jeong is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Daejeon Citizen, born on April 28, 1994, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Daejeon Citizen currently sit 6th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Jeong Jae-Hee has made 22 appearances with 4 goals and 1 assist across 600 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When Jeong Jae-Hee plays, Daejeon Citizen's record this season is 4W-3D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.43 at home against 6.86 on the road.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Pohang Steelers (81 minutes, 5.7 rating)
September 9, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs FC Anyang (78 minutes, 6.3 rating)
September 5, 2026: 5-0 win away at Bucheon FC 1995 (83 minutes, 2 goals, 7.9 rating)
July 25, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Gimcheon Sangmu FC (45 minutes, 1 assist, 6.2 rating)
July 21, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeonbuk Motors (23 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 12, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeju United FC (1 minutes)
May 16, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Seoul (21 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Pohang Steelers (58 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 4-1 win away at Ulsan Hyundai FC (75 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Seoul (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Jeong Jae-Hee's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Daejeon Citizen face Incheon United away in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Jeong Jae-Hee at 16.5 with a Season form score of 16.7, ranking 104th of 123 attacking midfielders in the K League 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Korea Cup and the K League 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Jeong Jae-Hee has totalled 291 club appearances with 45 goals and 6 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 37 appearances for Pohang Steelers.

Jeong Jae-Hee's career has also included time at Pohang Steelers, JJeonnam Dragons, Gimcheon Sangmu FC and FC Anyang.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points