Ki Sung-Yueng
ratings updated 31 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 7.15 |
Scout report
Ki Sung-Yueng is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, rated 6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 152nd of 153 on scout potential in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sung-Yueng.
Judged on this season alone, Sung-Yueng graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.287 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 43rd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the K League 1. At 37 Sung-Yueng is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side
1.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, 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 6, Sung-Yueng carries the 43rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 43 — though on just 27 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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