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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

J. Son of FC Seoul is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.4, and Lee Jae-Won has been the form player this season, grading 22, and Lee Dong-Gyeong leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Go Jae-Hyeon has improved his Season rating most, up +13.1 on last season, while Kim Dong-Jin's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Emerson Negueba of Jeju United FC is the most valuable name in this group at 11.1.

Best talent
J. Son49.4RTG
FC Seoul
In form
Lee Jae-Won22SsN
Suwon City FC
Rising potential
Kim Dong-Jin+0.2RTG
Pohang Steelers · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Go Jae-Hyeon+13.1SsN
Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Lee Dong-Gyeong7goals
Ulsan Hyundai FC
Most valuable
Emerson Negueba11.1val
Jeju United FC
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PlayerTeam
1J. SonCentral midfielderFC Seoul18949
2Kang Sang-YoonCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors221437.8%470.6%
3Hwang Seo-WoongCentral midfielderPohang Steelers21344
4Emerson NeguebaCentral midfielderJeju United FC25134423.7%
5Hwang Jae-WonCentral midfielderDaegu FC24734.8%4317.2%
6Kim Dong-JinCentral midfielderPohang Steelers23616.2%42±0%
7Kim Sang-JunCentral midfielderBucheon FC 1995255419.3%
8Lee Gi-HyukCentral midfielderGangwon FC261015.8%4113.4%
9Seo Jin-SuCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen25794.1%401%
10Kim Bong-SooCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen261220.8%393%
11ThiaguinhoCentral midfielderBucheon FC 1995261339
12K. NishiyaCentral midfielderPohang Steelers2610113.3%3817.1%
13Jeong-Hyun KimDefensive midfielderDaegu FC261338±0%
14H. BabecCentral midfielderFC Seoul271124%3833.9%
15Jang Min-GyuCentral midfielderJeju United FC271386.8%368.5%
16Go Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC27193513.5%
17Lee Seung-WooAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors281966.1%356.8%
18Victor BobsinAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen263142.9%350.9%
19Lee Dong-GyeongAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC292127.9%3413.9%
20Park Tae-JunDefensive midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC271484%342%
21Anderson OliveiraCentral midfielderFC Seoul281143.4%3315.6%
22Seo Min-WooCentral midfielderGangwon FC281112.4%3310.8%
23Jeong Ho-JinCentral midfielderBucheon FC 19952741200%3220.3%
24Lee Hui-GyunCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC2810653.8%3216.9%
25Juninho RochaWingerPohang Steelers281116.5%312.7%
26Lee Dong-JunCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors29151.4%308.6%
27Kim Dae-WonAttacking midfielderGangwon FC29162.4%309.2%
28Lee You-HyeonCentral midfielderGangwon FC291515.6%2911.8%
29Lee Jae-WonDefensive midfielderSuwon City FC292210%2922.7%
30Mo Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderGangwon FC301339.6%2917.5%
31Jeong Seung-WonCentral midfielderFC Seoul29848.4%296.6%
32Kim Jin-GyuCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors29163.2%297.2%
33Ha Seung-UnCentral midfielderGwangju FC28525.8%287.7%
34Lee Kang-HyunCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC28182.3%279.4%
35Kim Kang-GukDefensive midfielderGangwon FC29820.8%2730.2%
36Kim Seung-SubCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors29379.1%277%
37Han Chan-HeeCentral midfielderSuwon City FC29631.8%2621.5%
38Kim Gyeong-MinCentral midfielderSuwon City FC29517.7%2623.2%
39Lee Jin-HyunCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC29278%265.1%
40Italo MoreiraCentral midfielderJeju United FC29446.2%263.4%
41D. BojanićDefensive midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC31718%205.3%
42Lee Gyu-SungCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC321392.6%1829.8%
43Bruno LamasCentral midfielderDaegu FC321283.4%1758.5%
44G. LudwigsonCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen321128.9%169.9%
45Jeong Jae-HeeAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen3210316%158.6%
46Kim Jung-HyunDefensive midfielderFC Anyang331142.5%120.9%
47An Tae-HyunCentral midfielderBucheon FC 199533512.5%1212.7%
48Kim Dong-JinCentral midfielderFC Anyang33831.9%1224.8%
49Yoon Bit-GaramCentral midfielderBucheon FC 1995364178.6%920.8%
50Ki Sung-YuengCentral midfielderPohang Steelers37370.6%517.7%