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Jeon Min-Gwang

Experienced headPohang Steelers · 33 yrs

Profile

Full nameMin-Gwang Jeon
PositionCentre-back
NationalityKorea Republic
Age33
Date of birth17 Jan 1993
Height186 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubPohang Steelers
Centre-back
37
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1629
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
K League 1370016296.9
AFC Champions League Two2001117.25

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Jeon Min-Gwang is a 33-year-old central defender at Pohang Steelers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 10% of K League 1 centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.9, ranking 119th of 148 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.6% 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 Min-Gwang.

Judged on this season alone, Min-Gwang graded 22 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 31 centre-backs in the K League 1, on 6 clean sheets and 3.094 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 22). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 24th of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the K League 1. At 33 Min-Gwang is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential24th of 31 centre-backs · K League 1Current seasonTop 10% centre-backs · K League 13rd-best centre-back in the K League 1119th in the K League 1 · potential24th-highest potential centre-back in the K League 1
14.9
Ratingi
24th of 31 centre-backs
22.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.09
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

3.09
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
27
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 37 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, 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 14.9, Min-Gwang carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the K League 1 of 31, 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 (3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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Transfer news

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