Lee Yong

Yong's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 16→7), while his Rating eased 12→6. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Suwon City FC · 3rd	20	0	1	6.87	6	7
2024/25	Suwon City FC · 5th	30	1	1	6.98	12	16
2023/24	Suwon City FC · 5th	25	1	1	6.99	13	12
2022/23	Suwon City FCLoan · 3rd	13	0	0	7.03	11	5
2022/23	Jeonbuk Motors	8	0	0	7.03	—	—
2021/22	Jeonbuk Motors · 1st	25	0	2	7.22	16	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
South Korea	57	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Lee Yong is a 39-year-old full-back at Suwon City FC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 7, top 93% of K League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.8, ranking 82nd of 83 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (25.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yong.

Judged on this season alone, Yong graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 15 of the 15 full-backs in the K League 1, on 2 clean sheets and 2.621 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 15th of 15 of the 15 full-backs in the K League 1. At 39 Yong is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

Current potential15th of 15 full-backs · K League 1 Current season14th of 15 full-backs · K League 1 14th-best full-back in the K League 1 82nd in the K League 1 · potential 15th-highest potential full-back in the K League 1

5.8

Ratingi

15th of 15 full-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.8%

Minutes

limited game time

2.62

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Suwon City FC finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.62

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 39, 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 5.8, Yong carries the 15th-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 15. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.8%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.097

Goal contribution / 900.097

Defensive actions / 902.621

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Dribble success %28.6

Cards / 900.194

Foul involvement / 900.874

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 39, Yong sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yong's projected Rating — 5.8 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 full-backs in the K League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Chances created16

Passes478

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success28.6%

Duels won35

Duels won %55.6%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Jeonbuk MotorsJan 2023 – now

Suwon City FCMar 2023 – Jan 2023Free

Jeonbuk MotorsJan 2017 – Mar 2023

Ulsan Hyundai FC(back from loan)Sept 2016 – Jan 2017

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Jan 2015 – Sept 2016

Ulsan Hyundai FCuntil Jan 2015

About Lee Yong

Yong Lee is a 39-year-old full-back who plays for Suwon City FC, born on December 24, 1986 in Seoul, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Suwon City FC currently sit 3rd of 6 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Lee Yong has made 20 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 927 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Lee Yong's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Suwon City FC face Busan I Park at home in the K League 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Lee Yong at 5.8 with a Season form score of 7, ranking 82nd of 83 full-backs in the K League 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the K League 1 and the Korea Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Lee Yong has totalled 390 club appearances with 5 goals and 6 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 37 appearances for Ulsan Hyundai FC.

Lee Yong's career has also included time at Jeonbuk Motors, Ulsan Hyundai FC and Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

On the international stage, Lee Yong has represented South Korea — 57 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Suwon City FC finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

Watch points