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Midfielders with the Best Potential in K League 1 2026

The highest-potential midfielders in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Kang Sang-Yoon of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.8, and Lee Jae-Won has been the form player this season, grading 22, and Willyan leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Go Jae-Hyeon has improved his Season rating most, up +15 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Kang Sang-Yoon of Jeonbuk Motors is the most valuable name in this group at 11.2.

Best talent
Kang Sang-Yoon47.8RTG
Jeonbuk Motors
In form
Lee Jae-Won22SsN
Suwon City FC
Rising potential
Kang Sang-Yoon-0.2RTG
Jeonbuk Motors · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Go Jae-Hyeon+15SsN
Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Willyan5goals
Suwon City FC
Most valuable
Kang Sang-Yoon11.2val
Jeonbuk Motors
28 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Kang Sang-YoonCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors221556.1%481.5%
2Song Min-KyuCentral midfielderFC Seoul26130.8%447.5%
3Emerson NeguebaCentral midfielderJeju United FC25144423.6%
4Hwang Jae-WonCentral midfielderDaegu FC24734.8%4317.2%
5Kim Sang-JunCentral midfielderBucheon FC 1995246427.5%
6Kim Bong-SooCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen261436.6%392.5%
7Lee Gi-HyukCentral midfielderGangwon FC26124.2%398.4%
8HernandesAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen261398.5%399%
9Jeong-Hyun KimDefensive midfielderDaegu FC261338±0%
10H. BabecCentral midfielderFC Seoul271314%3836.1%
11Go Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC27213616.3%
12Jang Min-GyuCentral midfielderJeju United FC2714111.8%369.4%
13Lee Dong-GyeongAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC282129.3%352%
14Park Tae-JunDefensive midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2716108%341.7%
15Lee Seung-WooAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors2811±0%331.2%
16Seo Min-WooCentral midfielderGangwon FC28130.8%315.8%
17Lee Dong-JunCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors291715.2%3110.1%
18Jeong Seung-WonCentral midfielderFC Seoul29941.6%308.9%
19Lee Jae-WonDefensive midfielderSuwon City FC292210%2922.7%
20Kim Jin-GyuCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors291816.6%295.9%
21Kim Dae-WonCentral midfielderGangwon FC291910.8%295.1%
22Lee You-HyeonCentral midfielderGangwon FC29173.9%287.2%
23Han Chan-HeeCentral midfielderSuwon City FC29631.8%2621.5%
24Kim Gyeong-MinCentral midfielderSuwon City FC29517.7%2623.2%
25Kim Kang-GukDefensive midfielderGangwon FC29547.9%2437.7%
26D. BojanićDefensive midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC31810.1%205.9%
27Lee Gyu-SungCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC3215116.2%1828.2%
28G. LudwigsonCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen321320.1%178.3%