Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Pohang Steelers's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (unknown). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1at FC Seoul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.1 |
 AFC Champions League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 6.83 |
Scout report
Ki Sung-Yueng is a 37-year-old central midfielder at Pohang Steelers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 13, top 46% of K League 1 central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.8, ranking 144th of 148 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (39.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.66 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 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 48 of the 48 central midfielders in the K League 1, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 1.664 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 8, 48th of 48 of the 48 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 0.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sung-Yueng missed 6 games through injury (unknown) out of roughly 38 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
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 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
1.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (4th of 6) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.66 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- 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 7.8, Sung-Yueng carries the 48th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the K League 1 of 48, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
