Lee Kang-Hyun
ratings updated 31 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gimcheon Sangmu FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 6.7 |
Scout report
Lee Kang-Hyun is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Gimcheon Sangmu FC, rated 29.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 85th of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kang-Hyun.
Judged on this season alone, Kang-Hyun graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 1.261 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 27th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 28 Kang-Hyun is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gimcheon Sangmu FC finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.3% 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 29.8, Kang-Hyun carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 43 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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