Sang-Woo's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 14→4), while his Rating eased 13→11. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 2nd	19	1	0	4.63	15	4
2025/26	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd	32	0	0	6.7	13	14
2024/25	FC Seoul · 4th	35	1	2	7.17	30	33
2023/24	Beijing Guoan	26	8	5	7.16	—	—
2022/23	Beijing Guoan	31	4	7	7.06	—	—
2022/23	Pohang Steelers · 3rd	1	0	0	6.3	26	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U23	1	0
Korea Republic U21	6	0
Korea Republic U20	5	0
South Korea	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

Kang Sang-Woo is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder at Ulsan Hyundai FC, rated 10.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sang-Woo.

On the season, Sang-Woo graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 19 appearances (0.354 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 33 Sang-Woo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 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 down4 clubs

10.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

9.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Ulsan Hyundai FC finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 19 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 9.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %9.1%

Available fixtures31 of 31

Goals / 900.354

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.354

Defensive actions / 902.126

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %74

Cards / 900.354

Foul involvement / 902.48

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 33, Sang-Woo sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sang-Woo's projected Rating — 10.5 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.

Transfer history

Ulsan Hyundai FCJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

FC SeoulMar 2024 – Jan 2025Free

Beijing GuoanApr 2022 – Mar 2024

Pohang Steelers(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Apr 2022

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Jan 2019 – Aug 2020

Pohang Steelersuntil Jan 2019

About Kang Sang-Woo

Sang-Woo Kang is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Ulsan Hyundai FC, born on October 7, 1993 in Seoul, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Ulsan Hyundai FC currently sit 2nd of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Kang Sang-Woo has made 19 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 254 minutes, averaging a 4.97 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When Kang Sang-Woo plays, Ulsan Hyundai FC's record this season is 3W-1D-4L — and his match ratings average 5.44 at home against 4.2 on the road.

Recent matches

September 19, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Anyang (13 minutes, 6.1 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Incheon United (15 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 8, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FC Seoul (14 minutes, 0 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Jeju United FC (18 minutes, 0 rating)
August 29, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC (32 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
July 11, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Jeonbuk Motors (65 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 17, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Gangwon FC (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Daejeon Citizen (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Kang Sang-Woo's next match is on October 17, 2026, when Ulsan Hyundai FC face Bucheon FC 1995 at home in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Kang Sang-Woo at 10.5 with a Season form score of 4.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Kang Sang-Woo has totalled 334 club appearances with 34 goals and 36 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 37 appearances for Pohang Steelers.

Kang Sang-Woo's career has also included time at FC Seoul, Beijing Guoan, Pohang Steelers and Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

On the international stage, Kang Sang-Woo has represented Korea Republic U23, Korea Republic U21, Korea Republic U20, South Korea — 15 caps in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Ulsan Hyundai FC finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points