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Central midfielderKorea RepublicK League 1

Lee Kang-Hyun

Squad depthGimcheon Sangmu FC · 28 yrsFringe player
28.2
5.4%
Ratingi
6.2
±0%
Seasoni
4.1
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 25 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKang-Hyun Lee
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityKorea Republic
Age28
Date of birth31 Jul 1998
Height181 cm
Shirt number#56
ClubGimcheon Sangmu FC
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
293
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
K League 15001196.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Lee Kang-Hyun is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Gwangju FC, rated 28.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kang-Hyun.

On the season, Kang-Hyun graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.089 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 28 Kang-Hyun is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
28.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
6.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.09
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

33
Apps
3.09
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
5
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 33 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 25.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 28.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 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.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions5
Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.