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 Kang-San leads the scoring with 2 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

24 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Lee Myung-Jae Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	32	3	551%	1521.6%
2	Kim Moon-Hwan Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	31	2	1122.6%	201.5%
3	Ahn Hyun-Beom Full-back	Suwon City FC	31	2	273.6%	1935.3%
4	Wanderson Full-back	Pohang Steelers	37	2	5444.4%	591.7%
5	Kim Tae-Hyun Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	29	2	1043.9%	270.7%
6	Park Min-Seo Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	26	1	11	459.3%
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	Kang Joon-Hyuck Full-back	Gangwon FC	26	1	2655.8%	4215.8%
10	Caio Marcelo Full-back	Daegu FC	28	1	735.2%	3122.3%
11	Lee Yong Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	39	1	756%	652.5%
12	Oh In-Pyo Full-back	FC Seoul	29	1	10	2711.3%
13	Kim Young-Bin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	34	1	23124.5%	1327.9%
14	Kang Ji-Hoon Full-back	FC Anyang	29	1	180.9%	252%
15	T. Oude Kotte Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	30	1	189.9%	2212.9%
16	Yazan Al Arab Full-back	FC Seoul	30	1	177.3%	254.3%
17	J. Célestine Full-back	Jeju United FC	29	1	17140.8%	3059%
18	Cho Hyun-Taek Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	25	1	76.3%	4510.3%
19	Hong Sung-Wook Full-back	Bucheon FC 1995	24	1	1514700%	438%
20	Eo Jeong-Won Full-back	Pohang Steelers	27	1	1514.5%	361.1%
21	Lee Jung-Taek Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	28	1	1515.1%	311.3%
22	João Pedro Full-back	Gwangju FC	23	1	095.7%	3713.6%
23	Choi Seok-Hyun Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	1	738.3%	4611.8%
24	Jang Sung-won Full-back	Daegu FC	29	1	183.5%	2631.7%