Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Seoul.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 1702 | 7.2 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 8 | 0 | 0 | 646 | 6.8 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 360 | 7.1 |
Scout report
Kim Jin-Su is a 34-year-old full-back at FC Seoul, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 4 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 22% of K League 1 full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.3, ranking 123rd of 148 in the K League 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (49.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jin-Su.
Judged on this season alone, Jin-Su graded 17 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 23 full-backs in the K League 1, on 5 clean sheets and 2.538 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 17th of 23 of the 23 full-backs in the K League 1. At 34 Jin-Su is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · FC Seoul finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (6th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 49.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, 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 13.3, Jin-Su carries the 17th-highest potential of the full-backs in the K League 1 of 23, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC Seoul finished 6th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.54 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.
Transfer news
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