Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1003 | 6.74 |
 AFC Champions League Two | 3 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 7.85 |
Scout report
Shin Kwang-Hoon is a 39-year-old full-back at Pohang Steelers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 13, top 52% of K League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 6.2, ranking 146th of 148 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (29.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kwang-Hoon.
Judged on this season alone, Kwang-Hoon graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 23 of the 23 full-backs in the K League 1, on 4 clean sheets and 2.064 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 22nd of 23 of the 23 full-backs in the K League 1. At 39 Kwang-Hoon is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) 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 29.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 6.2, Kwang-Hoon carries the 22nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 23, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6) — 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 (2.06 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.
Transfer news
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