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Kim Jin-Hyeon

Experienced headTochigi City · 39 yrsStarterOn loan from Cerezo Osaka

Profile

Full nameJin-Hyeon Kim
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityKorea Republic
Age39
Date of birth6 Jul 1987
BirthplaceSuwon
Height192 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubTochigi City
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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9
Appearances
1
Clean sheets
11%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
733
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cerezo Osaka.

Also this season

Parent club Cerezo Osaka — J-League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 300 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
J1 Leagueat Cerezo Osaka32707.6

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Kim Jin-Hyeon is a 39-year-old goalkeeper at Tochigi City, rated 8.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 203rd of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jin-Hyeon.

Judged on this season alone, Jin-Hyeon graded 2 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 18 of the 18 goalkeepers in the J2 League, on 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 13th of 18 of the 18 goalkeepers in the J2 League. At 39 Jin-Hyeon is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down
Current potential13th of 18 goalkeepers · J2 League · 9 appsCurrent season18th of 18 goalkeepers · J2 League · 9 apps18th-best goalkeeper in the J2 League203rd in the J2 League · potential13th-highest potential goalkeeper in the J2 League
8.7
Ratingi
13th of 18 goalkeepers
2.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Tochigi City finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
1
Clean sheets
11%
CS rate
42.9%
Minutes

1 clean sheet in 9 appearances (11% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (16th of 20) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 39, 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 8.7, Jin-Hyeon carries the 13th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J2 League of 18 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Distribution

Passes266—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.