Lee Myung-Jae

Myung-Jae's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→10), while his Rating eased 19→17. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Daejeon Citizen · 9th	17	0	0	6.86	17	10
2025/26	Daejeon Citizen · 2nd	15	2	2	7.12	19	10
2024/25	Birmingham · 1st	3	0	0	6.97	20	3
2024/25	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	28	0	1	7.16	30	26
2023/24	Daejeon Citizen	14	0	5	7	—	—
2023/24	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd	30	0	5	7	34	24
2022/23	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	19	0	2	6.91	35	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U21	2	0
South Korea	10	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Lee Myung-Jae is a 32-year-old central defender at Daejeon Citizen, rated 17.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Myung-Jae.

On the season, Myung-Jae graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 2.291 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 32 Myung-Jae is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistent

17.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

32.2%

Minutes

limited game time

2.29

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 9th of 13 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.29

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 13) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 32.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %32.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.164

Assists / 900.164

Goal contribution / 900.327

Defensive actions / 902.291

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900

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 32, Myung-Jae sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Myung-Jae's projected Rating — 17.2 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-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions11

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Daejeon CitizenJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

BirminghamFeb 2025 – Jul 2025Free

Ulsan Hyundai FC(back from loan)Jun 2021 – Feb 2025

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jun 2021

Ulsan Hyundai FC(back from loan)Jan 2015 – Jan 2020

Albirex Niigata(on loan)Jun 2014 – Jan 2015

Ulsan Hyundai FCuntil Jun 2014

About Lee Myung-Jae

Myung-Jae Lee is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Daejeon Citizen, born on November 4, 1993, standing 181 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, Lee Myung-Jae has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 450 minutes, averaging a 6.86 match rating over his last 5 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the World Cup - Qualification Asia and the K League 1.

When Lee Myung-Jae plays, Daejeon Citizen's record this season is 0W-2D-3L.

Recent matches

July 25, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Gimcheon Sangmu FC (90 minutes, 6.1 rating)
July 21, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeonbuk Motors (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 12, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeju United FC (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Pohang Steelers (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Pohang Steelers (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)

Lee Myung-Jae'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 Lee Myung-Jae at 17.2 with a Season form score of 9.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the League One and the K League 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Lee Myung-Jae has totalled 254 club appearances with 3 goals and 15 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 32 appearances for Ulsan Hyundai FC.

Lee Myung-Jae's career has also included time at Birmingham, Ulsan Hyundai FC, Gimcheon Sangmu FC and Albirex Niigata.

On the international stage, Lee Myung-Jae has represented Korea Republic U21 and South Korea — 12 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 9th of 13 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points