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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 Song Bum-Keun has been the form player this season, grading 35.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Bum-Keun has improved his Season rating most, up +31.6 on last season, while Park Cheong-Hyo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.5 over the same span. 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.

13 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Song Bum-KeunGoalkeeperJeonbuk Motors28+31.6
24/25→25/26
3688.9%340.6%
2Park Cheong-HyoGoalkeeperGangwon FC36+16.5
24/25→25/26
201.5%137.8%
3Gu Sung-YunGoalkeeperFC Seoul32+6.5
24/25→25/26
30611.9%1928.6%
4Lee Jun-SeoGoalkeeperDaejeon Citizen28+3.7
24/25→25/26
7132.1%3112.4%
5Hwang In-JaeGoalkeeperPohang Steelers32+1.4
24/25→25/26
1312%172.8%
6Kim Jeong-HoonGoalkeeperFC Anyang25+0.5
24/25→25/26
235.7%412.4%
7Kang Hyeon-MuGoalkeeperFC Seoul31-3.6
24/25→25/26
1322.2%2317.3%
8Lee Chang-GeunGoalkeeperDaejeon Citizen33-4.5
24/25→25/26
11140.4%1417.2%
9Oh Seung-HoonGoalkeeperDaegu FC38-8.1
24/25→25/26
0100%567.3%
10Baek Jong-BeomGoalkeeperGimcheon Sangmu FC25-8.6
24/25→25/26
1045.3%418.2%
11Ahn Joon-SooGoalkeeperGimcheon Sangmu FC28-9.3
24/25→25/26
472.1%3326.9%
12Kim Dong-JunGoalkeeperJeju United FC31-11.3
24/25→25/26
1111.9%216%
13Jo Hyeon-WooGoalkeeperUlsan Hyundai FC34-33.9
24/25→25/26
558.3%123.9%