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Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in K League 1 2026

The best defensive defenders in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Choi Woo-Jin of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across defenders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and Jin Si-Woo has been the form player this season, grading 33.2, and Kim Kang-San leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Jun-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 on last season, while Lee Hyun-Yong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.9 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 13.5.

Best talent
Choi Woo-Jin46.3RTG
Jeonbuk Motors
In form
Jin Si-Woo33.2SsN
Gwangju FC
Rising potential
Lee Hyun-Yong+2.9RTG
Suwon City FC · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Song Jun-Seok+23.7SsN
Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Kim Kang-San2goals
Daegu FC
Most valuable
Jin Si-Woo13.5val
Gwangju FC
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PlayerTeam
1Jin Si-WooCentre-backGwangju FC2433.23365.2%430.7%
2Song Jun-SeokCentre-backGimcheon Sangmu FC2531.13126.4%446.6%
3Choi JunFull-backFC Seoul2726.62768.4%3814.3%
4Kang Joon-HyuckFull-backGangwon FC2625.72655.8%4215.8%
5Juan AntonioCentre-backFC Seoul3025.42518.6%2622.6%
6Cho Wi-JeCentre-backJeonbuk Motors2523.524456.1%
7Kim Young-BinFull-backJeonbuk Motors3422.923124.5%1327.9%
8M. TuciCentre-backGangwon FC2722.52331.6%3812.5%
9Choi Woo-JinFull-backJeonbuk Motors2220.12046
10Kim Jin-SuCentre-backFC Seoul3419.92016.4%1211.3%
11Jo Seong-KwonCentre-backDaejeon Citizen2517.5182.8%416.4%
12Kim Tae-HwanCentre-backJeonbuk Motors3717.4176.7%8±0%
13J. CélestineFull-backJeju United FC2917.117140.8%3059%
14Yazan Al ArabFull-backFC Seoul3016.6177.3%254.3%
15Yu In-SooCentre-backJeju United FC3115.41546.7%217.9%
16Hong Sung-WookFull-backBucheon FC 19952414.81514700%438%
17Eo Jeong-WonFull-backPohang Steelers2714.81514.5%361.1%
18Baek Dong-GyuCentre-backBucheon FC 19953514.51569.7%1164.3%
19Lee Jung-TaekFull-backGimcheon Sangmu FC2814.51515.1%311.3%
20Kim Ryun-SeongFull-backJeju United FC2414.11411.9%45±0%
21Kim Tae-HwanCentre-backGimcheon Sangmu FC2613.514255.3%386.2%
22Kim Kang-SanCentre-backDaegu FC2812.1124.3%3417.8%
23Park Chan-YongCentre-backPohang Steelers3011.5121.8%243.5%
24Kim Moon-HwanFull-backDaejeon Citizen3111.41122.6%201.5%
25Oh In-PyoFull-backFC Seoul2910.3102711.3%
26Jeon Min-GwangCentre-backPohang Steelers3310.21054.1%1222.1%
27Lee Hyun-YongCentre-backSuwon City FC221010212.5%457%
28Kim Tae-HyunFull-backJeonbuk Motors299.71043.9%270.7%
29Park Cheol-WooFull-backGimcheon Sangmu FC289.71038.6%301%
30Jung Seung-HyunCentre-backUlsan Hyundai FC329.492.1%175.6%
31Patrick WilliamFull-backBucheon FC 1995299.1911%259%
32Kim Jae-WooCentre-backJeju United FC289930
33DerlanCentre-backSuwon City FC308.9923.6%1964.7%
34Choi Kyu-BaekCentre-backSuwon City FC327.6824.8%1732.7%
35Lee YongFull-backUlsan Hyundai FC397756%652.5%
36Kang Yun-SungCentre-backDaejeon Citizen297712.9%249.3%
37Caio MarceloFull-backDaegu FC286.8735.2%3122.3%
38Cho Hyun-TaekFull-backUlsan Hyundai FC256.776.3%4510.3%
39Choi Seok-HyunFull-backUlsan Hyundai FC236.5738.3%4611.8%
40Lee Si-YoungCentre-backSuwon City FC296.36800%2724.2%
41Lee Zi-SolCentre-backSuwon City FC275.86123.1%3415%
42Tobias FigueiredoCentre-backJeju United FC325.3585%1562.3%
43WandersonFull-backPohang Steelers374.95444.4%591.7%
44Lee Jae-IkCentre-backUlsan Hyundai FC274.8529.7%3613.6%
45Lee Myung-JaeFull-backDaejeon Citizen324.8551%1521.6%
46A. KrivotsyukCentre-backDaejeon Citizen284.8556.4%2716.8%
47Kwon Kyung-WonCentre-backFC Anyang344.5545.8%99.6%
48Byeon Jun-SooCentre-backGimcheon Sangmu FC243.1381.1%407.8%
49Jeong Woo-JaeCentre-backDaegu FC341.6223.8%936.5%
50T. Oude KotteFull-backUlsan Hyundai FC300.7189.9%2212.9%