Most In-Form centre-backs in K League 1 2026
The most in-form centre-backs in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Cho Wi-Je of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.9, and Song Jun-Seok has been the form player this season, grading 26.2, and D. Bakker leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Jun-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +18.8 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.
19 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song Jun-SeokCentre-back |  Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 25 | 266.5% | 458.5% |
| 2 | M. TuciCentre-back |  Gangwon FC | 27 | 2649.7% | 367.1% |
| 3 | Kim Jin-SuCentre-back |  FC Seoul | 34 | 2331.6% | 136% |
| 4 | Juan AntonioCentre-back | FC Seoul | 30 | 2228.2% | 2625.5% |
| 5 | D. BakkerCentre-back | FC Anyang | 31 | 2259% | 405.7% |
| 6 | Jin Si-WooCentre-back |  Gwangju FC | 24 | 20±0% | 406.3% |
| 7 | Kim Tae-HwanCentre-back |  Jeonbuk Motors | 37 | 2020.9% | 88% |
| 8 | Jo Seong-KwonCentre-back |  Daejeon Citizen | 25 | 209.4% | 425.7% |
| 9 | Yu In-SooCentre-back |  Jeju United FC | 31 | 1765.7% | 2110% |
| 10 | Kim Tae-HwanCentre-back | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 26 | 16318.4% | 386.8% |
| 11 | Park Chan-YongCentre-back |  Pohang Steelers | 30 | 1315.9% | 256.5% |
| 12 | Kim Kang-SanCentre-back | Daegu FC | 27 | 124.3% | 3513.9% |
| 13 | Baek Dong-GyuCentre-back |  Bucheon FC 1995 | 35 | 1275.8% | 1164.3% |
| 14 | Lee Hyun-YongCentre-back |  Suwon City FC | 22 | 10212.5% | 457% |
| 15 | Lee Jae-IkCentre-back |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | 27 | 10162.2% | 3716.4% |
| 16 | DerlanCentre-back | Suwon City FC | 30 | 930.6% | 1964.7% |
| 17 | Lee Si-YoungCentre-back | Suwon City FC | 29 | 6800% | 2724.2% |
| 18 | Lee Zi-SolCentre-back | Suwon City FC | 27 | 6123.1% | 3415% |
| 19 | Cho Wi-JeCentre-back | Jeonbuk Motors | 25 | 0 | 463.4% |