Ahn Young-Kyu

Young-Kyu's current-season form is down 44% on last season (Season 9→5), while his Rating eased 14→8. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gwangju FC · 3rd	16	0	1	6.9	8	5
2024/25	Gwangju FC · 3rd	26	0	0	7.04	14	9
2023/24	Gwangju FC · 3rd	32	2	0	6.92	20	37
2021/22	Seongnam FC · 3rd	21	0	0	6.75	21	21
2020/21	Seongnam FC · 3rd	13	0	0	6.61	22	12

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Central defender

Ahn Young-Kyu is a 36-year-old central defender at Gwangju FC, rated 7.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Young-Kyu.

On the season, Young-Kyu graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 4.485 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 36 Young-Kyu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

7.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

8.8%

Minutes

limited game time

4.49

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

4.49

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 8.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 7.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 %8.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.299

Goal contribution / 900.299

Defensive actions / 904.485

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.299

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 36, Young-Kyu sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Young-Kyu's projected Rating — 7.8 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.