Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1350 | 7.11 |
 AFC Champions League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.2 |
Scout report
Oberdan is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, rated 20.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Oberdan.
Judged on this season alone, Oberdan graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.8 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 14). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 37th of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 31 Oberdan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 20.3, Oberdan carries the 37th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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