ratings updated 20 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Seoul.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 702 | 6.86 |
 World Cup - Qualification Asiaat South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Song Min-Kyu is a 26-year-old central midfielder at FC Seoul, rated 43.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 83 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Min-Kyu.
Judged on this season alone, Min-Kyu graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 19 of the 19 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 0.708 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 11% of the 19 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 26 Min-Kyu is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Seoul finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side
0.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 43.7, Min-Kyu carries the 2nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 19 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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