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K League 1

K League 1 · scouting report

J. Son of FC Seoul is the standout for raw talent across the K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.4, and Song Bum-Keun has been the form player this season, grading 35.9, and Yago Cariello leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Bum-Keun has improved his Season rating most, up +31.6 on last season, while M. Dackers's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Yago Cariello of Ulsan Hyundai FC is the most valuable name in this group at 16.1.

Daegu FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Song Bum-Keun+31.6SsN

Jeonbuk Motors · 24/25→25/26

Table

13 clubs

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form	Season	Rating
1	FC Seoul	32	20	6	6	60	28	+32	66	DWLWL	16.4	31
2	Ulsan Hyundai FC	32	15	5	12	50	45	+5	50	WLLWW	8.8	27.5
3	Gangwon FC	32	11	14	7	39	29	+10	47	DLDWD	13.6	34.3
3	Jeonbuk Motors	32	12	11	9	42	32	+10	47	DLDLW	18.2	29.2
3	Daegu FC	38	7	13	18	47	67	-20	34	DDWDD	8.4	31
3	Suwon City FC	40	11	9	20	53	62	-9	42	LWLLL	6.1	28.4
5	Daejeon Citizen	32	12	10	10	51	40	+11	46	WWDDW	8.2	23.7
6	Jeju United FC	32	12	10	10	38	34	+4	46	LLWDW	12.1	29.8
8	FC Anyang	32	10	12	10	39	47	-8	42	DWWDL	6.8	26.3
9	Pohang Steelers	32	11	8	13	28	37	-9	41	DLWDD	8.4	30.8
10	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	32	5	19	8	32	39	-7	34	DLWDD	5	35
11	Bucheon FC 1995	32	7	11	14	32	44	-12	32	LLLDL	8.9	27
12	Gwangju FC	32	2	12	18	27	69	-42	18	LWDDL	2.3	26.1