LEE DONG-GYEONG
Midfielder · Ulsan Hyundai FC · K League 1
“A penalty-box runner with a striker’s instinct from midfield.”
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A penalty-box runner with a striker’s instinct from midfield.
6 GPS components
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
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What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. A penalty-box runner with a striker’s instinct from midfield.
GPS / value trend
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Scouting report
GoalPost confidence
64%
Last Updated
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GoalPost verdict
A penalty-box runner with a striker’s instinct from midfield.
Impact
Strong
Form Trend
Tracked
Peak Age
26-28
Potential
Role fit
Overall profile
Attacking DNA
Elite strengths
Current-season output
27Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers
Role reliability
50Reliable plus trait in current sample
Availability signal
100Repeatable action profile in this role
Tournament context
76Positive contributor in team context
Watch-outs
Direct threat
Movement
Counter attacks
Per-90 breakdown
Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers
0.40
1.47
per 90
1.07
27%
50%
3.47
1.3
Key metrics
Goals / 90
0.40
season rate
Shots / 90
1.47
shot volume
Shot accuracy
73%
8/11 on target
Conversion
27%
goals per shot
Dribbles / 90
0.50
success rate proxy
Key passes / 90
3.47
chance creation
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting impact sample
Playing style
Lee Dong-Gyeong plays like an inside-forward wearing a midfielder’s badge, timing his darts into the box and arriving where defenders lose track of him. He is at his sharpest when the move is already bending toward goal, angling his runs to become the final problem rather than the first passer. His game is direct, purposeful, and built around a clinical sense for the decisive moment.
View style breakdown →World Cup 2026 outlook
For Korea Republic at World Cup 2026, he gives the squad a different kind of attacking threat: a midfielder who thinks like a finisher. In a tournament where one clean movement can change everything, that instinct makes him a useful, dangerous option.
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Analysis overview
Lee Dong-Gyeong plays like an inside-forward wearing a midfielder’s badge, timing his darts into the box and arriving where defenders lose track of him. He is at his sharpest when the move is already bending toward goal, angling his runs to become the final problem rather than the first passer. His game is direct, purposeful, and built around a clinical sense for the decisive moment.
Player impact
awaiting on-pitch impact sample
Style profile
How he plays
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.47
SoT / 90
1.07
Accuracy
73%
Conversion
27%
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Source context
Role read
Midfielder
Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.
Availability
Clear
No current injury concern is attached to the profile.
Coverage
18 apps
Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Ball carrying impact
Drives progress through pace and close control.
Finishing impact
Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.
Creative impact
Creates chances through runs and combinations.
Defensive impact
Presses and recovers possession effectively.
Clutch factor
Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.
Scouting summary
A penalty-box runner with a striker’s instinct from midfield.
Performance overview
2024/25 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cup - Qualification Asia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.6 |
 K League 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 459 | 7.34 |
 Friendlies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 7.55 |
| Total | 18 | 3 | 3 | 674 | 7.16 |
Recent form
Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.40
Shots
1.47
per 90
Shots on target
0.44
Conversion %
27%
Dribbles
50%
Key passes
3.47
Pass accuracy
71%
Fouls won
0.67
per 90
Def actions
1.34
pressure work
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Mins | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
K League 1459 (68%)Friendlies157 (23%)World Cup - Qualification Asia58 (9%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | G/A per 90 | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | K League 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | 7.33 |
| 2025/26 |  Gimcheon Sangmu FC | K League 1 | 63 | 10 | 7 | 0.27 | 7.40 |
| 2024/25 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | K League 1 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0.44 | 7.37 |
| 2023/24 | Ulsan Hyundai FC | K League 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 6.92 |
| 2022/23 |  Hansa Rostock | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 6.67 |
Career highlights
2. Bundesliga
2021/2022
AFC Champions League Elite
2020
AFC U23 Asian Cup
2019/2020
K League 1
2023
Career timeline detail
Ulsan Hyundai FC
2019 – 2022
Apps
46
Goals
5
Assists
5
Minutes
1,350
Competition breakdown
| K League 1 | 18 app | 3 g | 7.33 |
| K League 1 | 28 app | 2 g | 6.92 |
Goal timeline
5 goals in selected spell
Career milestones
International career
Korea Republic
WC trophies
0
Avg rating
7.33
Major tournaments
World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026
days to go
South Korea
Group context
Tournament overview
For Korea Republic at World Cup 2026, he gives the squad a different kind of attacking threat: a midfielder who thinks like a finisher. In a tournament where one clean movement can change everything, that instinct makes him a useful, dangerous option.
Appearances
12
Best finish
Fourth
FIFA rank
23
Titles
0
South Korea · group
Current GoalPost form
GPS
73
Avg rating
7.33
Minutes
674
G/A 90
0.80
Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.
Tournament role
Current GoalPost signals
Tournament history coverage
Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.
South Korea · fixtures
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12 | Czechia | Estadio Akron | 2:00 AM |
| Jun 19 | Mexico | Estadio Akron | 1:00 AM |
| Jun 25 | South Africa | Estadio BBVA | 1:00 AM |
Lee Dong-Gyeong · projection status
Awaiting forecast/awards feed
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