Park Tae-Jun
ratings updated 20 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 | 1 | 0 | 648 | 7.3 |
Scout report
Park Tae-Jun is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Gimcheon Sangmu FC, rated 33.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 35th of 83 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tae-Jun.
Judged on this season alone, Tae-Jun graded 14 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 5 defensive midfielders in the K League 1, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.889 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 40% of the 5 defensive midfielders in the K League 1. At 27 Tae-Jun is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gimcheon Sangmu FC finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.8% 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 33.7, Tae-Jun carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the K League 1 of 5 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 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 defensive midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
Shooting
Passing
Possession
Defending
Yellow/red cards
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
