Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gangwon FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 603 | 6.97 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 5 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 6.68 |
Scout report
Kim Kang-Guk is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Gangwon FC, rated 24 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kang-Guk.
Judged on this season alone, Kang-Guk graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.881 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 5).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 36th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 29 Kang-Guk is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gangwon FC finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 17.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24, Kang-Guk carries the 36th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48 — though on just 25 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
