Defenders with the Most Assists in K League 1 2026

The most creative defenders in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

Choi Woo-Jin of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across defenders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and Jin Si-Woo has been the form player this season, grading 33.2, and Kim Young-Bin leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Jun-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 on last season, while Lee Hyun-Yong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.9 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 13.5.

Suwon City FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Song Jun-Seok+23.7SsN

Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 24/25→25/26

30 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Lee Myung-Jae Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	32	5	551%	1521.6%
2	Wanderson Full-back	Pohang Steelers	37	3	5444.4%	591.7%
3	Kim Moon-Hwan Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	31	2	1122.6%	201.5%
4	Ahn Hyun-Beom Full-back	Suwon City FC	31	2	273.6%	1935.3%
5	Kim Young-Bin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	35	2	23124.5%	1327.9%
6	Kim Tae-Hyun Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	29	2	1043.9%	270.7%
7	Patrick William Full-back	Bucheon FC 1995	29	1	911%	259%
8	Park Jin-Young Full-back	FC Seoul	24	1	744.1%	4310%
9	Lee Jung-Taek Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	28	1	1515.1%	311.3%
10	Oh In-Pyo Full-back	FC Seoul	29	1	10	2711.3%
11	Caio Marcelo Full-back	FC Seoul	28	1	735.2%	3122.3%
12	Lee Yong Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	39	1	756%	652.5%
13	Yu In-Soo Full-back	Jeju United FC	31	1	1546.7%	217.9%
14	Lee Min-Gi Full-back	Gwangju FC	33	1	276.9%	953%
15	Kang Ji-Hoon Full-back	FC Anyang	29	1	180.9%	252%
16	T. Oude Kotte Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	30	1	189.9%	2212.9%
17	Yazan Al Arab Full-back	FC Seoul	30	1	177.3%	254.3%
18	J. Célestine Full-back	Jeju United FC	29	1	17140.8%	3059%
19	K. Mammar Full-back	Gangwon FC	30	1	830.2%	236.5%
20	Choi Jun Full-back	FC Seoul	27	1	2768.4%	3814.3%
21	Cho Hyun-Taek Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	25	1	76.3%	4510.3%
22	Kwon Sung-Yun Full-back	Gwangju FC	25	1	1	362.5%
23	Kim Ryun-Seong Full-back	Jeju United FC	24	1	1411.9%	45±0%
24	Hong Sung-Wook Full-back	Bucheon FC 1995	24	1	1514700%	438%
25	Eo Jeong-Won Full-back	Pohang Steelers	27	1	1514.5%	361.1%
26	João Pedro Full-back	Gwangju FC	23	1	095.7%	3713.6%
27	Cho Wi-Je Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	25	1	24	456.1%
28	Choi Seok-Hyun Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	1	738.3%	4611.8%
29	Kang Joon-Hyuck Full-back	Gangwon FC	27	1	2655.8%	4215.8%
30	Jang Sung-won Full-back	Daegu FC	29	1	183.5%	2631.7%