Joo Min-Kyu

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Daejeon Citizen · 36 yrsFringe player

Ratingi

based on the 2025 season · updated 25 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMin-Kyu Joo

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityKorea Republic

Age36

Date of birth13 Apr 1990

BirthplaceCheongju

Height183 cm

Shirt number#10

ClubDaejeon Citizen

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Centre-forward

Season stats

Full career & schedule →

Appearances

Goals

Assists

376

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Daejeon Citizen.

Also this season

Earlier this season at South Korea — EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 113 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Daejeon Citizen; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
K League 1	18	0	0	331	6.39
World Cup - Qualification Asiaat South Korea	9	1	0	312	6.68

Career

Full career & schedule →

K League 1×3K League 2×2

Min-Kyu's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 60).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Daejeon Citizen · 9th	23	0	0	6.35	11	20
2025/26	Daejeon Citizen · 2nd	34	5	3	7.05	12	20
2024/25	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	33	10	1	6.81	17	34
2023/24	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd	36	17	1	6.99	20	49
2023/24	Daejeon Citizen	18	8	1	6.99	—	—
2022/23	Jeju United FC · 5th	37	17	5	7.11	24	56

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
South Korea	29	10

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Joo Min-Kyu is a 36-year-old centre-forward at Daejeon Citizen, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 3 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 20. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Min-Kyu.

On the season, Min-Kyu graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals and 3 assists in 34 appearances (0.698 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 36 Min-Kyu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downStreaky

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.7

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 10th of 13 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.15

Goals / app

5 goals in 34 appearances (0.15 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.24 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.26 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.7 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.436

Assists / 900.262

Goal contribution / 900.698

Defensive actions / 901.048

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900.262

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 36, Min-Kyu sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Min-Kyu's projected Rating — 11 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-forwards in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions1

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Daejeon CitizenJan 2025 – now

Ulsan Hyundai FCJan 2023 – Jan 2025Free

Jeju United FCFeb 2020 – Jan 2023

Ulsan Hyundai FCuntil Feb 2020

FC Seoul(back from loan)Sept 2018 – Feb 2020

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Jan 2017 – Sept 2018

FC Seouluntil Jan 2017

About Joo Min-Kyu

Min-Kyu Joo is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for Daejeon Citizen, born on April 13, 1990 in Cheongju, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Daejeon Citizen currently sit 9th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Joo Min-Kyu has made 23 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 376 minutes, averaging a 6.35 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the K League 1 and the World Cup - Qualification Asia.

When Joo Min-Kyu plays, Daejeon Citizen's record this season is 2W-3D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.28 at home against 6.4 on the road.

Recent matches

July 25, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Gimcheon Sangmu FC (45 minutes, 6 rating)
July 21, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeonbuk Motors (9 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 12, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeju United FC (64 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 16, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Seoul (16 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Pohang Steelers (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 4-1 win away at Ulsan Hyundai FC (14 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Seoul (25 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Pohang Steelers (55 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Jeonbuk Motors (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Joo Min-Kyu's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Daejeon Citizen face Jeju United FC away in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Joo Min-Kyu at 11 with a Season form score of 20. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the K League 1 and the K League 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Joo Min-Kyu has totalled 432 club appearances with 157 goals and 12 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 40 appearances for Seoul E-Land FC.

Joo Min-Kyu's career has also included time at Ulsan Hyundai FC, Jeju United FC, FC Seoul and Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

On the international stage, Joo Min-Kyu has represented South Korea — 29 caps and 10 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 10th of 13 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points