Baek Sung-Dong

Sung-Dong's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 9→0), while his Rating eased 18→6. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Ayutthaya FC	11	0	1	6.67	—	—
2025/26	Pohang Steelers · 4th	8	0	0	6.7	7	0
2024/25	Pohang Steelers · 6th	35	2	0	6.8	18	9
2023/24	Pohang Steelers · 3rd	13	2	2	7.07	19	11
2022/23	FC Anyang · 3rd	2	0	0	6.8	32	0
2021/22	Gyeongnam FC	33	4	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U23	5	0
Korea Republic U20	4	0
South Korea	1	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Baek Sung-Dong is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Pohang Steelers, rated 6.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sung-Dong.

On the season, Sung-Dong graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 35 Sung-Dong is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent

6.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.5%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 7th of 13 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 8 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 35, Sung-Dong sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sung-Dong's projected Rating — 6.4 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

CCheongjuJul 2026 – nowFree

AAyutthaya FCJan 2026 – Jul 2026Free

Pohang Steelersuntil Jan 2026

FC AnyangJan 2022 – Jan 2026Free

GGyeongnam FCJan 2020 – Jan 2022

Suwon City FCJan 2017 – Jan 2020

V-varen NagasakiJul 2016 – Jan 2017

Sagan TosuJan 2015 – Jul 2016

Jubilo Iwatauntil Jan 2015

About Baek Sung-Dong

Sung-Dong Baek is a 34-year-old centre-forward who plays for Pohang Steelers, born on August 13, 1991 in Gwangju, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Pohang Steelers currently sit 6th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Baek Sung-Dong has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 51 minutes.

Baek Sung-Dong's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Pohang Steelers face Gangwon FC away in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Baek Sung-Dong at 6.4 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Korea Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Baek Sung-Dong has totalled 338 club appearances with 44 goals and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 35 appearances for Suwon City FC.

Baek Sung-Dong's career has also included time at CCheongju, AAyutthaya FC, FC Anyang, GGyeongnam FC, Suwon City FC, V-varen Nagasaki, Sagan Tosu and Jubilo Iwata.

On the international stage, Baek Sung-Dong has represented Korea Republic U23, Korea Republic U20, South Korea — 10 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 7th of 13 · a mid-table side

Watch points