Most In-Form defenders This Season in K League 1

The most in-form defenders in K League 1, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers in K League 1 Most in-form midfielders in K League 1 Most in-form attackers in K League 1 Best defenders in K League 1 Top-scoring defenders in K League 1 Most valuable defenders in K League 1

At a glance

Jin Si-Woo of Gwangju FC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.1, and Lee Myung-Jae leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Jun-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +17.2 on last season, while Jo Seong-Kwon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.6 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 15.6.

Gwangju FC · 24/25→25/26

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Song Jun-Seok+17.2SsN

Gangwon FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Jin Si-Woo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	24	38	4715.2%
2	Song Jun-Seok Full-back	Gangwon FC	25	25232.4%	419.3%
3	Jeon Min-Gwang Centre-back	Pohang Steelers	33	2244.2%	1541.6%
4	Kim Young-Gwon Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	36	219%	1312.6%
5	Park Seung-Wook Full-back	Pohang Steelers	29	2052.6%	2931.3%
6	Hong Jeong-Ho Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	36	20244.8%	12±0%
7	Jo Seong-Kwon Full-back	Gwangju FC	25	18592.3%	448.9%
8	Yazan Al Arab Centre-back	FC Seoul	30	1822.6%	2422.2%
9	Kim Tae-Hyun Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	29	17113.6%	2820.6%
10	Kim Jin-Su Full-back	FC Seoul	34	1794.3%	1328.5%
11	M. Tuci Centre-back	Gangwon FC	27	1720.4%	3432%
12	Song Ju-Hun Centre-back	Jeju United FC	32	172.3%	1739.6%
13	Kang Joon-Hyuck Full-back	Gangwon FC	26	17	36
14	Byeon Jun-Soo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	24	1686.4%	4410.3%
15	Kim Tae-Hwan Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	37	1696.4%	841.4%
16	T. Oude Kotte Central midfielder	FC Anyang	30	1625.1%	2532.3%
17	Choi Kyoung-Rok Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	31	1529.4%	2039.8%
18	Park Chan-Yong Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	30	159.7%	2325.6%
19	Park Soo-Il Full-back	FC Seoul	30	1448.5%	2331.6%
20	Shin Min-Ha Centre-back	Gangwon FC	20	14185.4%	441.6%
21	Kang Sang-Woo Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	32	1458.7%	1743%
22	Lee Jung-Taek Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	28	1314.9%	3127.3%
23	Kim Ryun-Seong Full-back	Jeju United FC	24	13	4620.6%
24	Lee You-Hyeon Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	29	1381.2%	2631.1%
25	Choi Jun Central midfielder	FC Seoul	27	1266.4%	3234.5%
26	Kim Kang-San Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	27	124.3%	3612%
27	Lee Gi-Hyuk Centre-back	Gangwon FC	26	1238.1%	3630.8%
28	Sim Sang-Min Full-back	Gwangju FC	33	12116.4%	1330.4%
29	Seo Myeong-Kwan Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	12	42
30	Kim Dong-Jin Full-back	FC Anyang	33	1275.8%	1558.5%
31	Park Ho-Young Centre-back	Gangwon FC	27	12	3320.5%
32	Lim Chai-Min Centre-back	Jeju United FC	35	127.3%	1121.4%
33	A. Krivotsyuk Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	27	111.8%	3719.9%
34	Cho Hyun-Taek Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	25	1118%	430.5%
35	Kim Young-Bin Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	34	108.1%	1053%
36	Rim Chang-Woo Full-back	Jeju United FC	34	1037%	1145.7%
37	Kim Tae-Han Centre-back	Suwon City FC	30	107.3%	2331.4%
38	Lee Hyun-Yong Centre-back	Suwon City FC	22	10212.5%	457%
39	Lee Myung-Jae Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	32	1062.3%	1938.5%
40	Lee Tae-Hee Full-back	FC Anyang	34	10125.6%	1148.1%
41	Eo Jeong-Won Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	27	104%	3614.9%
42	Jung Seung-Hyun Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	32	1054.3%	1646.1%
43	Kim Moon-Hwan Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	31	912%	2027.8%
44	Lee Chang-Yong Centre-back	FC Anyang	35	986.3%	1258.8%
45	Kim Min-Duk Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	30	939.3%	2325.3%
46	Kwon Kyung-Won Centre-back	FC Anyang	34	82.4%	1045.3%
47	Ahn Hyun-Beom Winger	Suwon City FC	31	84.6%	1933.6%
48	Kang Min-Jun Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	23	8	43
49	Park Seong-Hun Centre-back	FC Seoul	23	826%	417.6%
50	Choi Kyu-Baek Centre-back	Suwon City FC	32	824.8%	1732.7%