ratings updated 31 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 526 | 6.64 |
Scout report
Jeon Min-Gwang is a 33-year-old central defender at Pohang Steelers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 40% of K League 1 centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.7, ranking 137th of 153 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (40.1% 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 Min-Gwang.
Judged on this season alone, Min-Gwang graded 15 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 30 centre-backs in the K League 1, on 4 clean sheets and 2.024 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 24th of 30 of the 30 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 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 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 24 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 40.1% 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 13.7, Min-Gwang carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the K League 1 of 30, 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). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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