Domestic-league season · Daejeon Citizen.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1311 | 7.24 |
Soon-Min's current-season form is up 144% on last season (Season 9→22), while his Rating eased 26→19. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 23).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Daejeon Citizen · 2nd | 24 | 0 | 2 | 7.24 | 19 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Daejeon Citizen · 3rd | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 26 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Gwangju FC · 3rd | 35 | 1 | 0 | 7.09 | 34 | 19 |
| 2021/22 | Gwangju FC · 3rd | 28 | 1 | 1 | 7.03 | 37 | 23 |
| 2020/21 | Gwangju FC · 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 32 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Lee Soon-Min is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Daejeon Citizen, rated 18.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 104th of 148 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Soon-Min.
Judged on this season alone, Soon-Min graded 22 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 6.247 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 41st of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 32 Soon-Min is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.
Soon-Min is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
6.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 6) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 18.7, Soon-Min carries the 41st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 32, Soon-Min sits on 5.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Soon-Min's projected Rating — 18.7 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
