Yeong-Jae's current-season form is up 300% on last season (Season 3→12), while his Rating held around 16. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Jeonbuk Motors · 3rd	24	0	5	5.41	17	2
2025/26	Jeonbuk Motors · 1st	32	0	0	6.98	15	3
2024/25	Jeonbuk Motors · 3rd	34	4	0	7.13	33	21
2023/24	Jeonbuk Motors	6	0	0	7.03	—	—
2023/24	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	13	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Suwon City FC · 5th	14	1	0	7.03	30	8
2022/23	Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 3rd	37	3	9	7.18	42	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
Korea Republic U23	3	0
South Korea	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

Lee Yeong-Jae is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at Jeonbuk Motors, rated 16.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.83 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yeong-Jae.

On the season, Yeong-Jae graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 5 assists in 24 appearances (0.832 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 32 Yeong-Jae is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down4 clubs

16.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.83

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Jeonbuk Motors finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 24 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.21 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.83 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.83 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18.8%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.832

Goal contribution / 900.832

Defensive actions / 901.996

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %35.7

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.166

Foul involvement / 902.163

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 32, Yeong-Jae sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yeong-Jae's projected Rating — 16.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target5

Shots14

Passing

Assists5

Chances created18

Passes260

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success50%

Duels won20

Duels won %54.1%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions4

Blocks3

Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Suwon City FC(back from loan)Jun 2023 – now

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Dec 2021 – Jun 2023

Suwon City FCuntil Dec 2021

BBusan I Park(on loan)Feb 2016 – Dec 2021

Ulsan Hyundai FCuntil Feb 2016

About Lee Yeong-Jae

Yeong-Jae Lee is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Jeonbuk Motors, born on September 13, 1994, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Jeonbuk Motors currently sit 3rd of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Lee Yeong-Jae has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 5 assists across 541 minutes, averaging a 5.72 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When Lee Yeong-Jae plays, Jeonbuk Motors's record this season is 6W-4D-4L — and his match ratings average 5.2 at home against 6.52 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Jeju United FC (83 minutes, 2 assists, 7 rating)
October 14, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Vissel Kobe (18 minutes, 6.53 rating)
October 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Daejeon Citizen (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.5 rating)
September 20, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Gwangju FC (84 minutes, 5.6 rating)
September 16, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Kashiwa Reysol (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
September 12, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Gangwon FC (75 minutes, 1 assist, 6.75 rating)
September 5, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Pohang Steelers (90 minutes, 0 rating)
May 17, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC (3 minutes)
May 10, 2026: 1-1 draw away at FC Anyang (3 minutes)

Lee Yeong-Jae's next match is on October 27, 2026, when Jeonbuk Motors face Beijing Guoan away in the AFC Champions League Elite.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lee Yeong-Jae at 16.2 with a Season form score of 11.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the EAFF E-1 Football Championship and the Korea Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Lee Yeong-Jae has totalled 316 club appearances with 30 goals and 22 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 37 appearances for Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

Lee Yeong-Jae's career has also included time at Suwon City FC, Gimcheon Sangmu FC, BBusan I Park and Ulsan Hyundai FC.

On the international stage, Lee Yeong-Jae has represented Korea Republic U23 and South Korea — 8 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Jeonbuk Motors finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points