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Top-Scoring centre-forwards in K League 1 2026

The top-scoring centre-forwards in K League 1 in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

Goh Young-Jun of Gangwon FC is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.7, and Cesinha has been the form player this season, grading 30, and Yago Cariello leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Klimala has improved his Season rating most, up +10.2 on last season, while M. Dackers's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Yago Cariello of Ulsan Hyundai FC is the most valuable name in this group at 16.1.

Best talent
Goh Young-Jun42.7RTG
Gangwon FC
In form
Cesinha30SsN
Daegu FC
Rising potential
M. Dackers+9.7RTG
Daegu FC · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
P. Klimala+10.2SsN
FC Seoul · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Yago Cariello10goals
Ulsan Hyundai FC
Most valuable
Yago Cariello16.1val
Ulsan Hyundai FC
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PlayerTeam
1Yago CarielloCentre-forwardUlsan Hyundai FC27102217.5%3836.9%
2CesinhaCentre-forwardDaegu FC3683023.5%1229.1%
3P. KlimalaCentre-forwardFC Seoul288103230.8%
4Tiago OrobóCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors328749.7%1513.3%
5J. IredaleCentre-forwardGwangju FC2760100%2824.7%
6AirtonCentre-forwardFC Anyang2751421.4%3544.7%
7Matheus OliveiraCentre-forwardFC Anyang2941222.1%3112%
8M. IshidaCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen3141039.1%1812.1%
9Jefferson GalegoCentre-forwardBucheon FC 19952941467.1%2813.2%
10Diogo de OliveiraCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen29483.9%2550.3%
11A. HalaihalCentre-forwardGangwon FC2541045
12Lee Kun-HeeCentre-forwardJeju United FC28317152.2%313.7%
13A. CompagnoCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors3031424
14Kim Ju-KongCentre-forwardDaegu FC3031351.2%2421.2%
15Matheus AiásCentre-forwardJeju United FC2930100%2253.1%
16J. TranziskaCentre-forwardPohang Steelers2531337.2%4324%
17Joo Min-KyuCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen3620100%829.9%
18Kim Gun-HeeCentre-forwardGangwon FC3120100%1615.9%
19Luan DiasCentre-forwardSuwon City FC2929318.2%2837.6%
20Vitor GabrielCentre-forwardBucheon FC 199526210377.6%
21Kim Sin-JinCentre-forwardJeju United FC25254116.9%
22Matheus BabiCentre-forwardSuwon City FC292751.8%2651.1%
23M. DackersCentre-forwardDaegu FC232844%4130.9%
24Park Se-JinCentre-forwardDaegu FC2220100%406.1%
25EdgarCentre-forwardDaegu FC39267%42.6%
26Breno HerculanoCentre-forwardFC Anyang27283334.5%
27Park Sang-HyeokCentre-forwardGangwon FC242662.9%432.7%
28G. PaulauskasCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors2711126.8%4049.4%
29Ryu Jae-MoonCentre-forwardDaegu FC321552.6%1633.5%
30In-Hyeok ParkCentre-forwardDaegu FC301420
31Kim ChanCentre-forwardGimcheon Sangmu FC2611364.5%
32Gong Min-HyunCentre-forwardBucheon FC 19953617102.1%
33Bruno MotaCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors301862.4%237.1%
34Lee Sang-HeonCentre-forwardGimcheon Sangmu FC2810100%2612.1%
35Park Jeong-InCentre-forwardBucheon FC 19952610100%366.5%
36Choe Byeong-ChanCentre-forwardGangwon FC301923
37Chang-Jun ParkCentre-forwardJeju United FC2912830
38Yu Kang-HyunCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen301420.4%216.8%
39Woon KimCentre-forwardFC Anyang3117184.7%
40Jung Han-MinCentre-forwardPohang Steelers25134322.1%
41Goh Young-JunCentre-forwardGangwon FC251738.3%4332.2%
42Choi Geon-JooCentre-forwardFC Anyang271624.7%342.6%
43Kim In-GyunCentre-forwardGimcheon Sangmu FC2810253.1%
44Hong Yun-SangCentre-forwardGimcheon Sangmu FC2411122.4%417.7%
45Lee Eui-HyeongCentre-forwardBucheon FC 1995281528
46Shin Sang-EunCentre-forwardJeju United FC271551.5%341.5%
47ItaloCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors241040
48Abdalla HalaihalCentre-forwardGangwon FC251038
49Park Chang-JunCentre-forwardJeju United FC281530
50Choi Chi-UngCentre-forwardSuwon City FC251242