Lee Yong-Jick

Experienced head

Gwangju FC · 35 yrsNot playingNew signing

6.8

ratings updated 31 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameYong-Jick Lee

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityKorea DPR

Age35

Date of birth8 Feb 1991

BirthplaceOsaka

Height187 cm

Shirt number#37

ClubGwangju FC

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Central midfielderalso played DEF

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

165

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gwangju FC.

Career

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K League 2×2

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gwangju FC · 12th	10	0	6.28	7	0
2024/25	FC Anyang	29	3	—	—	—
2023/24	Grulla Morioka	2	0	6.7	—	—
2022/23	FC Ryukyu	26	0	—	—	—
2021/22	FC Ryukyu	27	1	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Lee Yong-Jick is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Gwangju FC, rated 6.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yong-Jick.

On the season, Yong-Jick graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.727 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Yong-Jick, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 35 Yong-Jick is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

6.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

6.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.73

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gwangju FC finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.73

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th 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 6.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %6.3%

Available fixtures29 of 29

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.727

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %80

Cards / 901.091

Foul involvement / 901.091

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 22–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 35, Yong-Jick sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yong-Jick's projected Rating — 6.7 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.

Transfer history

Gwangju FCJul 2026 – nowFree

FC Anyang(back from loan)Dec 2025 – Jul 2026

BBusan I Park(on loan)Jun 2025 – Dec 2025

FC Anyanguntil Jun 2025

RRi Yong-jikJun 2025 – Jun 2025Free

FC AnyangMar 2024 – Jun 2025Free

GGrulla Moriokauntil Mar 2024

FC RyukyuJan 2020 – Mar 2024Free

Tokyo VerdyJan 2018 – Jan 2020Free

Kamatamare SanukiJan 2017 – Jan 2018

V-varen NagasakiJan 2015 – Jan 2017

Tokushima Vortisuntil Jan 2015

About Lee Yong-Jick

Yong-Jick Lee is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Gwangju FC, born on February 8, 1991 in Osaka, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Korea DPR. Gwangju FC currently sit 12th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Lee Yong-Jick has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 165 minutes, averaging a 6.28 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs FC Anyang (45 minutes, 6.05 rating)
September 9, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Jeju United FC (90 minutes, 6.4 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Gimcheon Sangmu FC (30 minutes, 6.4 rating)

Lee Yong-Jick's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Gwangju FC face Jeonbuk Motors away in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lee Yong-Jick at 6.7 with a Season form score of 1.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the K League 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Lee Yong-Jick has totalled 267 club appearances with 20 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 38 appearances for FC Ryukyu.

Lee Yong-Jick's career has also included time at FC Anyang, BBusan I Park, RRi Yong-jik, GGrulla Morioka, FC Ryukyu, Tokyo Verdy, Kamatamare Sanuki, V-varen Nagasaki and Tokushima Vortis.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Scout report

Output in context · Gwangju FC finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

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