Full-backs with the Best Potential in K League 1 2026
The highest-potential full-backs in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Choi Woo-Jin of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.5, and Kang Joon-Hyuck has been the form player this season, grading 29.2, and Kim Young-Bin leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kim Young-Bin has improved his Season rating most, up +14.8 on last season, while Cho Hyun-Taek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Kang Joon-Hyuck of Gangwon FC is the most valuable name in this group at 11.4.
15 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Woo-JinFull-back |  Jeonbuk Motors | 22 | 23 | 47 |
| 2 | Kim Ryun-SeongFull-back |  Jeju United FC | 24 | 1626.2% | 46±0% |
| 3 | Hong Sung-WookFull-back |  Bucheon FC 1995 | 23 | 1717300% | 4513.5% |
| 4 | Cho Hyun-TaekFull-back |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | 25 | 827% | 4510.3% |
| 5 | Kang Joon-HyuckFull-back |  Gangwon FC | 26 | 2977% | 4010.6% |
| 6 | Choi JunFull-back |  FC Seoul | 27 | 2450.6% | 3815.9% |
| 7 | Eo Jeong-WonFull-back |  Pohang Steelers | 27 | 173.5% | 360.8% |
| 8 | Lee Jung-TaekFull-back |  Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 28 | 124% | 311% |
| 9 | J. CélestineFull-back | Jeju United FC | 29 | 19171.8% | 3061.2% |
| 10 | Park Cheol-WooFull-back | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 28 | 1264.3% | 301.3% |
| 11 | Oh In-PyoFull-back | FC Seoul | 29 | 6 | 293.3% |
| 12 | Yazan Al ArabFull-back | FC Seoul | 30 | 195% | 256.4% |
| 13 | Kim Moon-HwanFull-back |  Daejeon Citizen | 31 | 1338.7% | 20±0% |
| 14 | Kim Young-BinFull-back | Jeonbuk Motors | 34 | 26153.9% | 1435.6% |
| 15 | Lee YongFull-back |  Suwon City FC | 39 | 756% | 652.5% |