Kim Young-Bin

Young-Bin's current-season form is up 160% on last season (Season 10→26), while his Rating climbed 10→15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Jeonbuk Motors · 3rd	28	3	2	6.48	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 — 3 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 15% of K League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15, ranking 131st of 153 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.89 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 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 26 full-backs in the K League 1, on 7 clean sheets and 1.892 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 24th of 26 of the 26 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

Read the full career report →

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

Peak: 2022/23Trending upRemarkably consistent

Current potential24th of 26 full-backs · K League 1 Current seasonTop 16% full-backs · K League 1 4th-best full-back in the K League 1 131st in the K League 1 · potential 24th-highest potential full-back in the K League 1

Ratingi

24th of 26 full-backs

26.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.89

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

Apps

1.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.89 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
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 15, Young-Bin carries the 24th-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 26. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.89 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 %51.2%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.183

Assists / 900.122

Goal contribution / 900.305

Defensive actions / 901.892

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %60

Shot accuracy %83.3

Pass accuracy %90

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.488

Foul involvement / 901.464

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 — 15 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

Goals3

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 3rd of 12 in the K League 1.

This season

In the current season, Kim Young-Bin has made 28 appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists across 1,475 minutes, averaging a 6.07 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 8 yellow cards.

When Kim Young-Bin plays, Jeonbuk Motors's record this season is 9W-7D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.17 at home against 6.91 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Jeju United FC (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.8 rating)
October 14, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Vissel Kobe (90 minutes, 6.92 rating)
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)

Kim Young-Bin'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 Kim Young-Bin at 15 with a Season form score of 26.4, ranking 131st of 153 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 352 club appearances with 17 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 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points