Best centre-backs in K League 1

The highest-potential centre-backs in K League 1, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Jin Si-Woo of Gwangju FC is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.3, and Kim Kang-San leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Park Jin-Seop has improved his Season rating most, up +20.7 on last season, while Lee Hyun-Yong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jin Si-Woo of Gwangju FC is the most valuable name in this group at 33.5.

Suwon City FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Park Jin-Seop+20.7SsN

Jeonbuk Motors · 24/25→25/26

31 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Jin Si-Woo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	23	34	4920.5%
2	Lee Hyun-Yong Centre-back	Suwon City FC	22	10225%	446.3%
3	Shin Min-Ha Centre-back	Gangwon FC	20	14185.4%	441.6%
4	Byeon Jun-Soo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	24	1686.4%	4410.3%
5	Seo Myeong-Kwan Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	12	42
6	Park Seong-Hun Centre-back	FC Seoul	23	826%	417.6%
7	A. Krivotsyuk Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	27	111.8%	3719.9%
8	Kim Kang-San Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	27	124.3%	3612%
9	Lee Gi-Hyuk Centre-back	Gangwon FC	26	1238.1%	3630.8%
10	M. Tuci Centre-back	Gangwon FC	27	1720.4%	3432%
11	Lee Zi-Sol Centre-back	Suwon City FC	27	6123.1%	3415%
12	Jang Min-Gyu Centre-back	Jeju United FC	27	778.3%	3331.8%
13	Park Ho-Young Centre-back	Gangwon FC	27	12	3320.5%
14	Lee Jung-Taek Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	28	1314.9%	3127.3%
15	Caio Marcelo Centre-back	Daegu FC	28	735.2%	3122.3%
16	Park Jin-Seop Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	30	28268.8%	2528.1%
17	Yazan Al Arab Centre-back	FC Seoul	30	1822.6%	2422.2%
18	Kim Min-Duk Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	30	939.3%	2325.3%
19	Kim Tae-Han Centre-back	Suwon City FC	30	107.3%	2331.4%
20	Ha Chang-Rae Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	31	767.3%	1941.4%
21	Song Ju-Hun Centre-back	Jeju United FC	32	172.3%	1739.6%
22	Choi Kyu-Baek Centre-back	Suwon City FC	32	824.8%	1732.7%
23	Jung Seung-Hyun Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	32	1054.3%	1646.1%
24	Jeon Min-Gwang Centre-back	Pohang Steelers	33	2244.2%	1541.6%
25	Kim Young-Gwon Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	36	219%	1312.6%
26	Hong Jeong-Ho Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	36	20244.8%	12±0%
27	Lee Chang-Yong Centre-back	FC Anyang	35	986.3%	1258.8%
28	Lim Chai-Min Centre-back	Jeju United FC	35	127.3%	1121.4%
29	Kwon Kyung-Won Centre-back	FC Anyang	34	82.4%	1045.3%
30	Kim Young-Bin Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	34	108.1%	1053%
31	Jeong Woo-Jae Centre-back	Daegu FC	34	223.8%	936.5%