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Jong-eun Lim

Jong-eun Lim

Defender - Centre-Back  at Daejeon Hana Citizen
Age35
CitizenshipKorea, South
Height1.92 m
Footright
BornJune 18, 1990
at Daejeon Hana Citizen 492 days · joined 2025-01-17
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value €175k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Ulsan Hyundai
top club · 111 apps

Career highs

€650k
peak value · 2013
top transfer fee
4
best season · 2020
19 / 2
int'l caps / goals
382Appearances
19Goals
5Assists
42Yellow cards
1Red cards
165Full matches (90′)
Full nameJong-eun Lim
Name in home country임종은
Date of birth1990-06-18 (35 yrs)
Place of birthGyeyang-gu, Incheon, Korea, South
CitizenshipKorea, South
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height192.00 m
Current clubDaejeon Hana Citizen
Joined2025-01-17
Contract expires2026-12-31
AgentUNIO
Jul 2025
2025 — Daejeon Hana Citizen
15 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Ulsan HD → Daejeon Hana C.
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Ulsan HD FC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Ulsan HD FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
2023 — Ulsan Hyundai
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Ulsan HD FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
2022 — Ulsan Hyundai
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Ulsan Hyundai, Pocheon Citizen
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Ulsan Hyundai
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2021
Transfer: Pocheon Citizen → Ulsan Hyundai
20/21 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Ulsan Hyundai
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Pocheon Citizen
15 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2019
Transfer: Ulsan Hyundai → Pocheon Citizen
18/19 · Loan
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
2018 — Ulsan Hyundai
34 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Jeonbuk Hyundai → Ulsan Hyundai
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Ulsan Hyundai
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Jeonnam Dragons → Jeonbuk Hyundai
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Jeonnam Dragons
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Jeonnam Dragons
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Chunnam Dragons
34 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Seongnam FC → Chunnam Dragons
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Ulsan Hyundai → Seongnam Ilhwa
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Ulsan Hyundai
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Ulsan H. U18 → Ulsan Hyundai
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Ulsan Hyundai
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2006
Transfer: Ulsan H. U15 → Ulsan H. U18
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: I. Annam ES → Ulsan H. U15
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €650k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,847 min
Minutes played by club
Ulsan HD FC 2.6%
Ulsan Hyundai 31.7%
Daejeon Hana Citizen 0.0%
Pocheon Citizen 3.5%
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6.1%
Jeonnam Dragons 16.0%
Chunnam Dragons 19.3%
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 20.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Ulsan HD FC 3 2024 24/25 34 1 0 383
Ulsan Hyundai 9 08/09 21/22 111 6 2 4,701
Daejeon Hana Citizen 1 2025 2025 15 0 1 0
Pocheon Citizen 2 2020 2021 20 5 0 520
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 15/16 2017 61 1 1 900
Jeonnam Dragons 2 2014 2015 62 2 1 2,379
Chunnam Dragons 1 2013 2013 34 2 0 2,862
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2 11/12 2012 45 2 0 3,102

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€144K2€288K3€431K4€575K11/1215/16 — 1 goals (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)15/16 — 1 assists215/1617/18 — 1 goals (Ulsan Hyundai)117/1820/212012 — 2 goals (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)220122013 — 2 goals (Chunnam Dragons)220132015 — 2 goals (Jeonnam Dragons)2015 — 1 assists320152018 — 2 goals (Ulsan Hyundai)2018 — 1 assists320182020 — 4 goals (Pocheon Citizen)420202021 — 2 goals (Ulsan Hyundai)220212022 — 1 goals (Ulsan Hyundai)2022 — 1 assists220222023 — 1 goals (Ulsan Hyundai)120232024 — 1 goals (Ulsan HD FC)120242025 — 1 assists1202521/2223/2424/2511/12 — €200K17/18 — €575K20/21 — €325K21/22 — €300K23/24 — €300K24/25 — €225KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0911/12: 0011/1215/16: 1115/1617/18: 1117/1820/21: 0020/212009: 0020092012: 2220122013: 2220132014: 0020142015: 2220152016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 2220182020: 4420202021: 2220212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 1120242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2223/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0911/12: 0011/1215/16: 1115/1617/18: 0017/1820/21: 0020/212009: 0020092012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 1120152016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 1120182020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 11202521/22: 0021/2223/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Ulsan HD FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 AFC Champions League Ulsan HD FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai 4 0 0 0 0 0
2025 K League 1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 13 0 1 0 0 0
2025 Korea Cup Daejeon Hana Citizen 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 K League 1 Ulsan HD FC 24 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Korea Cup Ulsan HD FC 5 1 0 1 0 383
2023 K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai 5 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Korea Cup Ulsan Hyundai 2 1 0 1 0 221
2022 K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai 15 1 1 0 0 1,257
2022 K League 1 Final A Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Korea Cup Ulsan Hyundai 3 0 0 0 0 0
2021 K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai 6 0 0 0 0 0
2021 K League 1 Final A Ulsan Hyundai 5 1 0 1 0 445
2021 K4 League Pocheon Citizen 3 0 0 1 0 0
2021 Korea Cup Ulsan Hyundai 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Korea Cup Pocheon Citizen 2 1 0 1 0 210
2020 K4 League Pocheon Citizen 15 4 0 1 0 310
2018 K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai 29 1 1 2 0 2,323
2018 K League 1 Final A Ulsan Hyundai 2 1 0 0 0 180
2018 Korea Cup Ulsan Hyundai 3 0 0 1 0 0
2017 Club World Cup Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 K League 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 14 0 0 0 0 0
2017 K League 1 Final A Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 5 0 0 1 0 0
2016 K League 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 24 0 0 7 0 0
2016 K League 1 Final A Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Korea Cup Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 K League 1 Jeonnam Dragons 26 1 0 5 0 2,064
2015 K League 1 Final B Jeonnam Dragons 2 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Korea Cup Jeonnam Dragons 4 1 1 0 0 315
2014 K League 1 Jeonnam Dragons 24 0 0 0 0 0
2014 K League 1 Final B Jeonnam Dragons 5 0 0 1 0 0
2014 Korea Cup Jeonnam Dragons 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 K League 1 Chunnam Dragons 24 1 0 4 0 1,962
2013 K League 1 Final B Chunnam Dragons 10 1 0 0 0 900
2012 K League 1 Final B Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 11 1 0 1 0 870
2012 K League Classic Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 27 1 0 3 0 2,232
2012 Korea Cup Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 K League Classic Ulsan Hyundai 15 0 0 3 1 0
2009 K League Cup Ulsan Hyundai 4 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Korea Cup Ulsan Hyundai 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai 5 1 0 1 0 275
15/16 AFC Champions League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 11 1 1 1 0 900
11/12 AFC Champions League Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai 4 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2003-01-01 I. Annam ES Ulsan H. U15 Transfer 0
05/06 2006-01-01 Ulsan H. U15 Ulsan H. U18 Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 Ulsan H. U18 Ulsan Hyundai Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-01 Ulsan Hyundai Seongnam Ilhwa Transfer 200000
12/13 2013-01-01 Seongnam FC Chunnam Dragons Transfer 50000
15/16 2016-01-01 Jeonnam Dragons Jeonbuk Hyundai Transfer 650000
17/18 2018-01-01 Jeonbuk Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai Transfer 575000
18/19 2019-06-20 Ulsan Hyundai Pocheon Citizen Loan 650000
20/21 2021-04-13 Pocheon Citizen Ulsan Hyundai Return from loan 200000
24/25 2025-01-17 Ulsan HD Daejeon Hana C. Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 unknown injury 2018-11-05 2018-12-04 30 3
21/22 Leg injury 2022-05-05 2022-05-22 18 5
Current€175k
Peak€650k
Low€50k
Δ since start−€25k
€50k€200k€350k€500k€650k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €575k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25511 #4 17 2 former national player
Team #22983 #7 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hyeon-woo Jo 2 0 0
Shin-wook Kim 2 0 0
Yong-woo Ahn 2 1 0
Sung-joon Kim 2 0 0
Yong-woo Park 2 0 0
Chung-yong Lee 2 0 0
Jae-sung Lee 2 0 0
Bit-garam Yoon 1 0 0
Chul-soon Choi 2 0 0
Il-lok Yun 2 0 0
Mislav Orsic 2 1 0
Chul Hong 1 0 0
Young-woo Seol 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2020 K4 League Pocheon Citizen 4 15
15/16 AFC Champions League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 11
17/18 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai 1 5

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2018 K League 1 Ulsan Hyundai 1 29
15/16 AFC Champions League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 11
2015 Korea Cup Jeonnam Dragons 1 4

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-04-13 Pocheon Citizen Ulsan Hyundai Return from loan €200k
18/19 2019-06-20 Ulsan Hyundai Pocheon Citizen Loan €650k

Last 50 matches for Daejeon Hana Citizen The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 Daegu Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Jeju United 2–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Gwangju 0–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daegu 1–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–1 Gangwon Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–1 Ulsan HD Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–0 Gwangju Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 FC Seoul 2–3 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Gimcheon Sangmu 2–2 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–1 Incheon United Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–2 Pohang Steelers Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–1 Jeju United Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–2 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Suwon 1–2 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2024-03-01 RSK1 Incheon United 1–2 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–1 Incheon United Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–2 Suwon Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–1 Gangwon Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 Daegu Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Suwon 1–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Gangwon 3–3 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Jeju United 3–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–1 Jeju United Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–2 Pohang Steelers Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Ulsan HD 4–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–0 Gimcheon Sangmu Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Gimcheon Sangmu 2–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–1 Gwangju Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Pohang Steelers 1–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 2–0 Ulsan HD Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 FC Seoul 2–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Gwangju 2–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daegu 0–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Incheon United 2–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-11-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 3–1 FC Seoul Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Gangwon 1–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–1 Suwon Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 Daegu Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Gwangju 3–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 0–1 Gangwon Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Incheon United 2–0 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 4–3 FC Seoul Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 1–0 Jeju United Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Pohang Steelers 4–3 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Daejeon Hana Citizen 3–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Available
2023-03-01 RSK1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–2 Daejeon Hana Citizen Available

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 4 0 1 0 0 0
2024 29 383 1 0 0 0.23
2023 7 221 1 0 0 0.41
2021 18 655 3 0 0 0.41
2020 15 310 1 0 0 0.29
2018 34 2,503 3 0 0 0.11
2017 21 0 1 0 0 0
2016 29 0 8 0 0 0
2015 32 2,379 6 0 0 0.23
2014 30 0 1 0 0 0
2013 34 2,862 4 0 0 0.13
2012 39 3,102 4 0 0 0.12
2009 20 0 3 0 1 0
17/18 5 275 1 0 0 0.33
15/16 11 900 1 0 0 0.1
11/12 6 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 4 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

K League Classic
246 apps
5 G
3 A
Korea Cup
27 apps
4 G
1 A
K4 League
18 apps
4 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
37 apps
2 G
1 A
K League 1 Final A
16 apps
2 G
0 A
K League 1 Final B
28 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Jong-eun Lim

Who is Jong-eun Lim?

Jong-eun Lim is a Korea, professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Daejeon Hana Citizen.

How old is Jong-eun Lim?

Jong-eun Lim is 35 years old. He was born on June 18, 1990 in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon.

What position does Jong-eun Lim play?

Jong-eun Lim plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Jong-eun Lim play for?

Jong-eun Lim currently plays for Daejeon Hana Citizen.

How many career goals has Jong-eun Lim scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jong-eun Lim has scored 19 goals in 382 appearances.

What is Jong-eun Lim's market value?

Jong-eun Lim's most recent reported market value is €175k.