Kee-Hee's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 12→8), while his Rating eased 6→4. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Seattle Sounders · 14th	7	0	6.61	4	8
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 headBall-winning Central defender

Kim Kee-Hee is a 37-year-old central defender at Seattle Sounders, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances, a Season grade of 8. On long-term scout potential he's rated 3.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (16.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.7 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 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 4.696 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 37 Kee-Hee is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 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

3.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.7%

Minutes

limited game time

4.7

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

4.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (14th of 15) 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. 4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.7% 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 3.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.7 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 %16.7%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.696

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %87

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.304

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 37, Kee-Hee sits on 0.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kee-Hee's projected Rating — 3.7 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

Passes204

Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won16

Duels won %72.7%

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions4

Blocks4

Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Seattle SoundersJan 2025 – nowFree

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 14th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Kim Kee-Hee has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 345 minutes, averaging a 6.61 match rating over his last 7 rated games.

When Kim Kee-Hee plays, Seattle Sounders's record this season is 0W-2D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.57 at home against 6.66 on the road.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Los Angeles Galaxy (11 minutes, 6.38 rating)
August 29, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Chicago Fire (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
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 September 20, 2026, when Seattle Sounders face Colorado Rapids away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Kim Kee-Hee at 3.7 with a Season form score of 8.1. 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 360 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 14th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points