Wanderson
ratings updated 31 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 6.73 |
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 35% of Pohang Steelers's available minutes this season, up from 3% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
Wanderson is a 37-year-old full-back at Pohang Steelers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 3 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 19, top 85% of K League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 7.2, ranking 153rd of 153 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (35.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wanderson.
Judged on this season alone, Wanderson graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 26 of the 26 full-backs in the K League 1, on 4 clean sheets and 3.564 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 7, 26th of 26 of the 26 full-backs in the K League 1. At 37 Wanderson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 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
3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.1% 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 7.2, Wanderson carries the 26th-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 26, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Pohang Steelers finished 9th 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 solid defensive volume (3.56 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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