Lim Jong-Eun

Following his move to Daejeon Citizen, Jong-Eun's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 18→0), while his Rating eased 14→6. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Daejeon Citizen	2	0	3.25	—	—
2025/26	Daejeon Citizen · 2nd	13	0	6.7	6	0
2024/25	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	24	0	6.86	14	18
2023/24	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd	12	0	6.8	10	3
2023/24	Daejeon Citizen	7	0	6.8	—	—
2022/23	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	15	1	7.16	18	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Lim Jong-Eun is a 36-year-old central defender at Daejeon Citizen, rated 6.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jong-Eun.

On the season, Jong-Eun graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 36 Jong-Eun is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25

6.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.3%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Daejeon Citizen finished 2nd of 6 · a title-challenging side

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 13 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 6) 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0.3% 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 6.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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 %0.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 36, Jong-Eun sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jong-Eun's projected Rating — 6.4 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.