Most Valuable full-backs by Market Value in K League 1 2026

The most valuable full-backs in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Choi Woo-Jin of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.5, and Kang Joon-Hyuck has been the form player this season, grading 29.2, and Kim Young-Bin leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kim Young-Bin has improved his Season rating most, up +14.8 on last season, while Cho Hyun-Taek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Kang Joon-Hyuck of Gangwon FC is the most valuable name in this group at 11.4.

Kang Joon-Hyuck29.2SsN

Gangwon FC

Rising potential

Cho Hyun-Taek+1.7RTG

Ulsan Hyundai FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Kim Young-Bin+14.8SsN

Jeonbuk Motors · 24/25→25/26

Kang Joon-Hyuck11.4val

Gangwon FC

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	Player	Team
1	Kang Joon-Hyuck Full-back	Gangwon FC	26	11.4	2977%	4010.6%
2	Choi Jun Full-back	FC Seoul	27	11.3	2450.6%	3815.9%
3	Choi Seok-Hyun Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	11.2	5±0%	4613.5%
4	Kim Ryun-Seong Full-back	Jeju United FC	24	11.1	1626.2%	46±0%
5	Choi Woo-Jin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	22	10.9	23	47
6	Hong Sung-Wook Full-back	Bucheon FC 1995	23	10.9	1717300%	4513.5%
7	Park Min-Seo Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	25	10.8	7	41±0%
8	Cho Hyun-Taek Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	25	10.8	827%	4510.3%
9	Park Jin-Young Full-back	FC Seoul	24	10.6	466.1%	448.5%
10	Lee Won-Woo Full-back	Daegu FC	23	9.7	1	403.4%
11	Lee Sang-myung Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	22	9.6	0	41
12	Park Jae-Hyun Full-back	Daegu FC	22	9.3	083.3%	4012.7%
13	Park Kyu-Hyun Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	25	9.3	0±0%	38±0%
14	Yoo Ji-Un Full-back	Daegu FC	22	9.2	0	40
15	Min Kyung-Hyun Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	24	8.9	1±0%	374.9%
16	Kwon Sung-Yun Full-back	Gwangju FC	25	8.8	0	361.9%
17	Yoon Jae-Seok Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	22	8.8	4±0%	3810.2%
18	Bae Jin-Woo Full-back	Gwangju FC	24	8.8	0	36
19	Eo Jeong-Won Full-back	Pohang Steelers	27	8.7	173.5%	360.8%
20	Lim Dug-Keun Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	26	8	0	331.8%
21	T. van Grunsven Full-back	Gwangju FC	26	7.8	20±0%	3231.2%
22	Park Ho-Young Full-back	Gangwon FC	27	7.5	12±0%	356.9%
23	Lee Jung-Taek Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	28	4.5	124%	311%
24	Park Cheol-Woo Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	28	4.4	1264.3%	301.3%
25	Yoon Jong-Gyu Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	28	4	3±0%	27±0%
26	J. Célestine Full-back	Jeju United FC	29	4	19171.8%	3061.2%
27	Kim Tae-Hyun Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	29	3.7	17±0%	271.4%
28	Oh In-Pyo Full-back	FC Seoul	29	3.6	6	293.3%
29	Yazan Al Arab Full-back	FC Seoul	30	3.5	195%	256.4%
30	Jang Sung-won Full-back	Daegu FC	29	3.4	183.5%	2631.7%
31	Patrick William Full-back	Bucheon FC 1995	29	3.3	8±0%	2510.4%
32	Kang Ji-Hoon Full-back	FC Anyang	29	3.3	5±0%	250.8%
33	Kim Moon-Hwan Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	31	2.2	1338.7%	20±0%
34	Ahn Hyun-Beom Full-back	Suwon City FC	31	2.1	273.6%	1935.3%
35	Kim Young-Bin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	34	1.7	26153.9%	1435.6%
36	Seo Young-Jae Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	31	1.6	8±0%	2136.8%
37	Sim Sang-Min Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	33	0.8	12±0%	125.5%
38	Lee Yong Full-back	Suwon City FC	39	0.6	756%	652.5%
39	Wanderson Full-back	Pohang Steelers	37	0.5	1±0%	5104.2%