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Centre-backKorea RepublicK League 1

Kim Jin-Ho

Squad depthGimcheon Sangmu FC · 26 yrsFringe playerLoan signing
33.9
4.8%
Ratingi
3.2
±0%
Seasoni
8.2
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJin-Ho Kim
PositionCentre-back
NationalityKorea Republic
Age26
Date of birth21 Jan 2000
Height178 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubGimcheon Sangmu FC
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Centre-back

Season stats

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12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
304
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gwangju FC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
K League 1at Gwangju FC12003046.53

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Kim Jin-Ho is a 26-year-old central defender at Gwangju FC, rated 33.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jin-Ho.

On the season, Jin-Ho graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.25 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 26 Jin-Ho is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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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 downInjury-hit 2025/26
33.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
10.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gwangju FC finished 12th of 13 · a relegation-threatened side

13
Apps
2.25
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 13) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 10.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 33.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 centre-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles7
Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.