Kim Tae-Hwan
ratings updated 31 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gimcheon Sangmu FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 6.9 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All K League 1 standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the K League 1: on the pitch for 45% of Gimcheon Sangmu FC's available minutes this season, up from 9% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
Kim Tae-Hwan is a 26-year-old central defender at Gimcheon Sangmu FC, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 137 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tae-Hwan.
Judged on this season alone, Tae-Hwan graded 20 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 28 centre-backs in the K League 1, on 4 clean sheets and 3.249 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 25% of the 28 centre-backs in the K League 1. At 26 Tae-Hwan is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gimcheon Sangmu FC finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th 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 45.1% 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 38.6, Tae-Hwan carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the K League 1 (top 25%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Gimcheon Sangmu FC finished 10th of 12) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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