Kee-Hee's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→12), while his Rating eased 6→3. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Seattle Sounders · 13th	5	0	6.6	3	12
2025/26	Seattle Sounders · 5th	15	0	6.8	6	12
2024/25	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	22	0	6.95	15	21
2023/24	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd	14	0	6.94	9	8
2022/23	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	15	1	6.98	14	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U23	1	0
South Korea	23	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Kim Kee-Hee is a 37-year-old central defender at Seattle Sounders, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 15 appearances, a Season grade of 12. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kee-Hee.

On the season, Kee-Hee graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.308 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 37 Kee-Hee is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

5.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.1%

Minutes

limited game time

3.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.1%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.308

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.261

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, Kee-Hee sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kee-Hee's projected Rating — 5.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions17

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Seattle SoundersJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Ulsan Hyundai FCFeb 2020 – Jan 2025

Seattle Soundersuntil Feb 2020

Shanghai ShenhuaFeb 2016 – Feb 2020

Jeonbuk Motorsuntil Feb 2016

About Kim Kee-Hee

Kee-Hee Kim is a 37-year-old centre-back who plays for Seattle Sounders, born on July 13, 1989 in Busan, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Seattle Sounders currently sit 13th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Kim Kee-Hee has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 244 minutes, averaging a 6.66 match rating over his last 5 rated games.

When Kim Kee-Hee plays, Seattle Sounders's record this season is 0W-0D-5L.

Recent matches

August 20, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Austin (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 17, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Vancouver Whitecaps (17 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 13, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Guadalajara Chivas (17 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Portland Timbers (73 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 25, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Los Angeles FC (63 minutes, 7 rating)

Kim Kee-Hee's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Seattle Sounders face Chicago Fire at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Kim Kee-Hee at 5.8 with a Season form score of 11.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 16 career titles — among them the Leagues Cup and the K League 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Kim Kee-Hee has totalled 358 club appearances with 5 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 36 appearances for Ulsan Hyundai FC.

Kim Kee-Hee's career has also included time at Ulsan Hyundai FC, Shanghai Shenhua and Jeonbuk Motors.

On the international stage, Kim Kee-Hee has represented Korea Republic U23 and South Korea — 24 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

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