ratings updated 31 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 504 | 6.54 |
Scout report
K. Nishiya is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, rated 38.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 34th of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nishiya.
Judged on this season alone, Nishiya graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.02 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 15). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 28% of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 26 Nishiya is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side
2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34% 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 38.7, Nishiya carries the 12th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 (top 28%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Pohang Steelers finished 9th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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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