Joo Min-Kyu

Min-Kyu's current-season form is down 55% on last season (Season 20→9), 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 · 5th	31	2	0	6.42	8	0
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
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 headCentre-forward

Joo Min-Kyu is a 36-year-old centre-forward at Daejeon Citizen, rated 10.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 148th of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.23 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Min-Kyu.

Judged on this season alone, Min-Kyu graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 21 of the 21 centre-forwards in the K League 1, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances (0.226 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 21st of 21 of the 21 centre-forwards in the K League 1. At 36 Min-Kyu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 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

Current potential21st of 21 centre-forwards · K League 1 · 31 apps Current season19th of 21 centre-forwards · K League 1 · 31 apps 19th-best centre-forward in the K League 1 148th in the K League 1 · potential 21st-highest potential centre-forward in the K League 1

10.7

Ratingi

21st of 21 centre-forwards

9.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

27.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.23

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

2 goals in 31 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 27.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.23 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
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

With a Rating of 10.7, Min-Kyu carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the K League 1 of 21 — though on just 31 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.23 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 %27.7%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.226

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.226

Defensive actions / 900.452

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %73

Dribble success %20

Cards / 900.113

Foul involvement / 902.033

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 36, Min-Kyu sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Min-Kyu's projected Rating — 10.7 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

Goals2

Shots on target6

Shots12

Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists0

Chances created9

Passes136

Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success20%

Duels won40

Duels won %40.4%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks2

Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

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 5th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Joo Min-Kyu has made 31 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 797 minutes, averaging a 6.54 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. 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 6W-5D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.46 at home against 6.46 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Gwangju FC (85 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 9, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Jeonbuk Motors (68 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 20, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Incheon United (78 minutes, 6.8 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Pohang Steelers (35 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 9, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs FC Anyang (89 minutes, 2 goals, 7.29 rating)
September 5, 2026: 5-0 win away at Bucheon FC 1995 (7 minutes, 6.5 rating)
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)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Joo Min-Kyu at 10.7 with a Season form score of 9.1, ranking 148th of 153 centre-forwards in the K League 1. 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 422 club appearances with 151 goals and 11 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.

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Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

Watch points