Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gangwon FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 792 | 6.87 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 7 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 7.47 |
 Friendliesat South Korea | 9 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 7 |
Scout report
Lee Gi-Hyuk is a 26-year-old central defender at Gangwon FC, rated 35.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 37th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gi-Hyuk.
Judged on this season alone, Gi-Hyuk graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 31 of the 31 centre-backs in the K League 1, on 3 clean sheets and 3.636 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 30% of the 31 centre-backs in the K League 1. At 26 Gi-Hyuk is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gangwon FC finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.7, Gi-Hyuk carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the K League 1 of 31 — though on just 31 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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