Best defensive U23 players from Korea Republic

The best defensive U23 players from Korea Republic, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Bae Jun-Ho of Stoke City is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Korea Republic, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.1, and Lee Tae-Seok has been the form player this season, grading 47.2, and Lee Hyun-Ju leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Tae-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +39.2 on last season, while Yoon Do-Yong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Bae Jun-Ho of Stoke City is the most valuable name in this group at 81.6.

Dordrecht · 24/25→25/26

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Lee Tae-Seok+39.2SsN

Austria Vienna · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	CS	Season	Rating
1	Bae Jun-Ho Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	22	9	1860.6%	677.6%
2	Lee Tae-Seok Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	23	8	47490%	4910.8%
3	Jin Si-Woo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	23	5	34	4920.5%
4	Kang Sang-Yoon Attacking midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	22	5	477.7%	463.3%
5	Lee Hyun-Ju Attacking midfielder	Arouca	23	5	3570%	677.8%
6	Lee Chung-Won Goalkeeper	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	4	9	51
7	Shin Min-Ha Centre-back	Gangwon FC	20	4	14185.4%	441.6%
8	Hwang Do-Yoon Central midfielder	FC Seoul	23	4	16260.5%	430.5%
9	Kim Ji-Soo Centre-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	4	17	6015.9%
10	Lee Seung-Won Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	23	3	18304.5%	460.7%
11	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	3	17258.7%	5313.1%
12	Kang Min-Jun Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	23	3	8	43
13	Jeon Byung-Kwan Attacking midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	23	3	850.3%	475.2%
14	Jo Jin-Ho Defensive midfielder	Konyaspor	23	3	18	44
15	Seo Myeong-Kwan Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	2	12	42
16	Kim Je-Hee Goalkeeper	Thespakusatsu Gunma	20	2	5	47
17	Jung Ji-Hun Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	22	2	5	443.5%
18	Park Seong-Hun Centre-back	FC Seoul	23	2	826%	417.6%
19	Kim Dong-Jin Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	22	2	7103%	432.4%
20	Lee Hyun-Yong Centre-back	Suwon City FC	22	2	10225%	446.3%
21	Moon Min-seo Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	22	2	374.8%	4214.1%
22	Yang Min-Hyeok Centre-forward	Portsmouth	20	2	1074.5%	626.3%
23	Lee Young-Jun Centre-forward	Grasshoppers	23	1	10166.7%	3813.9%
24	Hyon Rio Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	22	1	0	45
25	Kang Min-Woo Centre-back	KRC Genk II	20	1	413.2%	3817.1%
26	Lee Chang-Woo Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	20	1	1	42
27	Choi Byung-Wook Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	21	1	3	44
28	Kim Ju-Chan Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	22	1	33.6%	443.5%
29	Back In-Woo Attacking midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	19	1	4	46
30	Lee Chan-Ouk Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	23	1	1	40
31	Kim Do-Hyun Full-back	Gangwon FC	22	1	4	40
32	Yoon Jae-Seok Attacking midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	22	1	0	42
33	Choi Seok-Hyun Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	1	5	41
34	Park Se-Jin Centre-forward	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	22	1	374.6%	4312%
35	Chae Hyun-Woo Central midfielder	FC Anyang	21	1	8	45
36	Moon Seong-Woo Central midfielder	FC Anyang	23	1	7	44
37	Hwang Jae-Won Central midfielder	Daegu FC	23	1	825.9%	4415.7%
38	Kim Jun-Ha Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	20	1	4	43
39	Cho Sang-Hyeok Winger	Pohang Steelers	22	1	3	41
40	Hwang Ju-Ho Goalkeeper	Suwon City FC	23	1	2	42
41	Kim Joon-Hong Goalkeeper	DC United	23	1	194.8%	3722.3%