Market value
€150k
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
2016
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Busan IPark
top club · 35 apps
Position rank · 2025
#75
goals rank
#191
assists rank
10
season goals
2
season assists
Among 264 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€175k
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
5
best season · 2022
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1999-07-02 · 6 players total
90Appearances
10Goals
2Assists
14Yellow cards
0Red cards
24Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ji-hyeon Cheon |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 천지현 |
| Date of birth | 1999-07-02 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Gimhae, Gyeongnam, Korea, South |
| Citizenship |  Korea, South |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 172.00 m |
| Current club | Gimpo FC |
| Joined | 2025-01-17 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | KY SPORTS |
Jul 2025
2025 — Gimpo FC
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Busan IPark → Gimpo FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Busan IPark
29 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Busan IPark, Busan IPark Reserves
20 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2022
Transfer: Daejeon Korail → Busan IPark
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
2022 — Daejeon Korea Railway
17 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Busan IPark → D. Korea Railway
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
2021 — Busan IPark
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2021
Transfer: Hannam Uni → Busan IPark
20/21 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
Jan 2018
Transfer: Busan IPark U18 → Hannam Uni
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Busan IPark U18
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2015
Transfer: Busan IPark U15 → Busan IPark U18
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: G. Oedong ES → Busan IPark U15
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €175k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 188 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.41/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.41/90
Yellow cards5 total · 1.04/90
Minutes played by club
Gimpo FC
19.9%
Busan IPark
30.1%
Busan IPark Reserves
29.9%
Daejeon Korea Railway
20.1%
Busan IPark U18
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimpo FC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 434 |
| Busan IPark | 3 | 2021 | 2024 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 657 |
| Busan IPark Reserves | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 652 |
| Daejeon Korea Railway | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 439 |
| Busan IPark U18 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | K League 2 | Gimpo FC | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 434 |
| 2025 | Korea Cup | Gimpo FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | K League 2 | Busan IPark | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 657 |
| 2024 | K1 Promotion Playoff | Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Korea Cup | Busan IPark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | K League 2 | Busan IPark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | K4 League | Busan IPark Reserves | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 652 |
| 2023 | Korea Cup | Busan IPark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | K3 League | Daejeon Korea Railway | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 |
| 2022 | Korea Cup | Daejeon Korea Railway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 2021 | K League 2 | Busan IPark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | K League U18 Championship | Busan IPark U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | G. Oedong ES | Busan IPark U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | Busan IPark U15 | Busan IPark U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Busan IPark U18 | Hannam Uni | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-07 | Hannam Uni | Busan IPark | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-12 | Busan IPark | D. Korea Railway | Loan | 25000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Daejeon Korail | Busan IPark | Return from loan | 25000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-17 | Busan IPark | Gimpo FC | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-01-01 | 2022-03-06 | 430 | 0 |
Current€150k
Peak€175k
Low€25k
Δ since start+€125k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-ho Hwang | 1 | 0 | 965 |
| Geon-joo Choi | 1 | 0 | 871 |
| Yeong-woong Kang | 1 | 0 | 829 |
| Dong-su Lee | 2 | 0 | 792 |
| Kwan-pyo Lee | 1 | 0 | 726 |
| Wi-je Cho | 1 | 0 | 723 |
| Hwi Son | 1 | 0 | 641 |
| Sung-yun Kwon | 2 | 0 | 468 |
| Sang-jun Lee | 2 | 0 | 401 |
| Hee-seung Kim | 2 | 0 | 203 |
| Ho-yeong Sung | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Min-hyeok Lim | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fessin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sang-min Koo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae-won Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Lamas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Han-do Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | K3 League | Daejeon Korea Railway | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | K League 2 | Busan IPark | 2 | 27 |
| 2025 | K League 2 | Gimpo FC | 2 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | K4 League | Busan IPark Reserves | 2 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2022-12-31 | Daejeon Korail | Busan IPark | Return from loan | — | €25k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-12 | Busan IPark | D. Korea Railway | Loan | — | €25k |
Teams faced most often by Ji-hyeon Cheon's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucheon FC 1995 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 30% |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 40% |
| Seoul E-Land | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 40% |
| Gimpo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 20% |
| Chungnam Asan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 60% |
| Ansan Greeners | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 50% |
| FC Anyang | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 40% |
| Gyeongnam | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 50% |
| Seongnam | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 67% |
| Cheonan City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 67% |
| Chungbuk Cheongju | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0% |
| Gwangju | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Senior debut season | |
| 2022 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 434 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | 29 | 657 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2023 | 20 | 652 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 2022 | 17 | 439 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
K League 2
51 apps
4 G
0 A
K3 League
15 apps
4 G
0 A
K4 League
14 apps
1 G
2 A
Korea Cup
9 apps
1 G
0 A
More on Ji-hyeon Cheon
Explore this player's career through different angles.
Similar players
Same position, similar age, sorted by market value.
Frequently asked about Ji-hyeon Cheon
Who is Ji-hyeon Cheon?
Ji-hyeon Cheon is a Korea, professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Gimpo FC.
How old is Ji-hyeon Cheon?
Ji-hyeon Cheon is 26 years old. He was born on July 2, 1999 in Gimhae, Gyeongnam.
What position does Ji-hyeon Cheon play?
Ji-hyeon Cheon plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Ji-hyeon Cheon play for?
Ji-hyeon Cheon currently plays for Gimpo FC.
How many career goals has Ji-hyeon Cheon scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ji-hyeon Cheon has scored 10 goals in 90 appearances.
What is Ji-hyeon Cheon's market value?
Ji-hyeon Cheon's most recent reported market value is €150k.