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GoalkeeperKorea RepublicK League 1

Hong Seong-Min

Rising starPohang Steelers · 20 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameSeong-Min Hong
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityKorea Republic
Age20
Date of birth29 Sept 2006
Height184 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubPohang Steelers
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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12
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
17%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
K League 10903.05

Scout report

Rising starGoalkeeper

Hong Seong-Min is a 20-year-old goalkeeper at Pohang Steelers, rated 43.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1 and 290th of 639 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Seong-Min.

Judged on this season alone, Seong-Min graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 15 of the 15 goalkeepers in the K League 1, on 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 6).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 7% of the 15 goalkeepers in the K League 1. At 20 Seong-Min is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential1st of 15 goalkeepers · K League 1 · 12 appsCurrent season10th of 15 goalkeepers · K League 1 · 12 apps10th-best goalkeeper in the K League 112th in the K League 1 · potential1st-highest potential goalkeeper in the K League 1290th-highest potential U-21 tracked
43.5
Ratingi
1st of 15 goalkeepers
5.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.9%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

12
Apps
2
Clean sheets
17%
CS rate
21.9%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 12 appearances (17% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (9th of 12) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.9% 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 43.5, Seong-Min carries the 1st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the K League 1 of 15 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2
Saves14
Save rate48.3%
Goals conceded15

Distribution

Passes186
Pass accuracy58%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.