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Most In-Form midfielders in K League 1 2026

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