Lee Myung-Jae

Myung-Jae's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→8), while his Rating held around 18. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Daejeon Citizen · 6th	22	1	3	6.89	15	5
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	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 headCreative Full-back

Lee Myung-Jae is a 32-year-old full-back at Daejeon Citizen, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 106th of 123 on scout potential in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Myung-Jae.

Judged on this season alone, Myung-Jae graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the K League 1, on 2 clean sheets and 1.765 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 19th of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the K League 1. 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 down

Current potential19th of 22 full-backs · K League 1 · 22 apps Current season21st of 22 full-backs · K League 1 · 22 apps 21st-best full-back in the K League 1 106th in the K League 1 · potential 19th-highest potential full-back in the K League 1

17.8

Ratingi

19th of 22 full-backs

7.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.3%

Minutes

limited game time

1.77

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.77

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.47 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Creativity. 0.35 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.3% 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

With a Rating of 17.8, Myung-Jae carries the 19th-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 22 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.77 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 %29.3%

Available fixtures29 of 29

Goals / 900.118

Assists / 900.353

Goal contribution / 900.471

Defensive actions / 901.765

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %12.5

Cards / 900.118

Foul involvement / 900.588

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 — 17.8 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 full-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots6

Passing

Assists3

Chances created17

Passes315

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success12.5%

Duels won15

Duels won %48.4%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Fouls committed2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

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 full-back who plays for Daejeon Citizen, born on November 4, 1993, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Daejeon Citizen currently sit 6th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Lee Myung-Jae has made 22 appearances with 1 goal and 3 assists across 765 minutes, averaging a 6.94 match rating over his last 8 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 2W-3D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.77 at home against 7.04 on the road.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Pohang Steelers (45 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
September 9, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs FC Anyang (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.3 rating)
September 5, 2026: 5-0 win away at Bucheon FC 1995 (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
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 September 20, 2026, when Daejeon Citizen face Incheon United away in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lee Myung-Jae at 17.8 with a Season form score of 7.7, ranking 106th of 123 full-backs in the K League 1. 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 245 club appearances with 4 goals and 13 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 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points