Kim Young-Bin

Young-Bin's current-season form is up 190% on last season (Season 10→29), while his Rating climbed 10→15. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Jeonbuk Motors · 4th	27	2	2	6.45	13	23
2025/26	Jeonbuk Motors · 1st	28	0	1	7.21	10	10
2024/25	Jeonbuk Motors	1	0	0	7.3	—	—
2024/25	Gangwon FC · 2nd	25	1	0	6.72	22	11
2023/24	Gangwon FC · 4th	38	0	0	6.89	28	18
2022/23	Gangwon FC · 6th	36	4	0	6.81	31	29

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

Korea Republic · international

Side	Apps	G
South Korea	1	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

Kim Young-Bin is a 35-year-old full-back at Jeonbuk Motors, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 16% of K League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.9, ranking 117th of 137 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Young-Bin.

Judged on this season alone, Young-Bin graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 25 full-backs in the K League 1, on 7 clean sheets and 2.014 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 29). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 23rd of 25 of the 25 full-backs in the K League 1. At 35 Young-Bin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upRemarkably consistent

Current potential23rd of 25 full-backs · K League 1 Current seasonTop 16% full-backs · K League 1 4th-best full-back in the K League 1 117th in the K League 1 · potential 23rd-highest potential full-back in the K League 1

14.9

Ratingi

23rd of 25 full-backs

28.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.01

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Jeonbuk Motors finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.01

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.3% 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

With a Rating of 14.9, Young-Bin carries the 23rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 25. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.01 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 %51.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.13

Assists / 900.13

Goal contribution / 900.26

Defensive actions / 902.014

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %83.3

Pass accuracy %90

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.52

Foul involvement / 901.56

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 35, Young-Bin sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Young-Bin's projected Rating — 14.9 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

Goals2

Shots on target5

Shots6

Passing

Assists2

Chances created3

Passes806

Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success50%

Duels won57

Duels won %53.3%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions8

Blocks8

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

Jeonbuk MotorsJan 2025 – now

Gangwon FCJan 2020 – Jan 2025

Gwangju FC(back from loan)Sept 2019 – Jan 2020

Gimcheon Sangmu FC(on loan)Jan 2018 – Sept 2019

Gwangju FCuntil Jan 2018

About Kim Young-Bin

Young-Bin Kim is a 35-year-old full-back who plays for Jeonbuk Motors, born on September 20, 1991, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Korea Republic. Jeonbuk Motors currently sit 4th of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Kim Young-Bin has made 27 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 1,385 minutes, averaging a 6.05 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 8 yellow cards.

When Kim Young-Bin plays, Jeonbuk Motors's record this season is 8W-7D-2L — and his match ratings average 6.1 at home against 6.91 on the road.

Recent matches

September 20, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Gwangju FC (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.25 rating)
September 16, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Kashiwa Reysol (88 minutes, 6.46 rating)
September 12, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 6.1 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Gangwon FC (90 minutes, 6.15 rating)
September 5, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Pohang Steelers (90 minutes, 0 rating)
August 1, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at Pohang Steelers (97 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
July 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Daejeon Citizen (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
July 11, 2026: 3-1 win away at Ulsan Hyundai FC (58 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 17, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Gimcheon Sangmu FC (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)

Kim Young-Bin's next match is on October 9, 2026, when Jeonbuk Motors face Daejeon Citizen away in the K League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Kim Young-Bin at 14.9 with a Season form score of 28.8, ranking 117th of 137 full-backs in the K League 1. 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, Kim Young-Bin has totalled 351 club appearances with 16 goals and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 38 appearances for Gangwon FC.

Kim Young-Bin's career has also included time at Gangwon FC, Gwangju FC and Gimcheon Sangmu FC.

On the international stage, Kim Young-Bin has represented South Korea — 1 cap 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 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points