Most Improved goalkeepers in K League 1 2026
The most improved goalkeepers in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Han Tae-Hui of Daegu FC is the standout for raw talent across goalkeepers in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.2, and Park Cheong-Hyo has been the form player this season, grading 35.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Park Cheong-Hyo has improved his Season rating most, up +31.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Hwang Ju-Ho of FC Seoul is the most valuable name in this group at 10.7.
12 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Park Cheong-HyoGoalkeeper |  Gangwon FC | 36 | +31.5 24/25→25/26 | 3576.1% | 137.8% |
| 2 | Song Bum-KeunGoalkeeper |  Jeonbuk Motors | 28 | +24.4 24/25→25/26 | 2951.1% | 351.8% |
| 3 | Hwang In-JaeGoalkeeper |  Pohang Steelers | 32 | +3 24/25→25/26 | 140.7% | 181.1% |
| 4 | Lee Jun-SeoGoalkeeper |  Daejeon Citizen | 28 | +1.1 24/25→25/26 | 439.3% | 2919.2% |
| 5 | Gu Sung-YunGoalkeeper |  FC Seoul | 32 | -1.2 24/25→25/26 | 22428.6% | 2032.7% |
| 6 | Lee Chang-GeunGoalkeeper | Daejeon Citizen | 32 | -3 24/25→25/26 | 13172.3% | 1814.8% |
| 7 | Kang Hyeon-MuGoalkeeper | FC Seoul | 31 | -5.9 24/25→25/26 | 1036.4% | 2121.7% |
| 8 | Oh Seung-HoonGoalkeeper |  Daegu FC | 38 | -8.1 24/25→25/26 | 0100% | 567.3% |
| 9 | Kim Dong-JunGoalkeeper |  Jeju United FC | 31 | -9.8 24/25→25/26 | 1326.7% | 228.5% |
| 10 | Ahn Joon-SooGoalkeeper |  Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 28 | -10.1 24/25→25/26 | 378.3% | 3032.4% |
| 11 | Baek Jong-BeomGoalkeeper | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 25 | -13.1 24/25→25/26 | 668.9% | 428% |
| 12 | Jo Hyeon-WooGoalkeeper |  Ulsan Hyundai FC | 34 | -32.7 24/25→25/26 | 748.8% | 123.1% |