Top-Scoring defenders in K League 1 2026

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

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

29 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Kim Kang-San Centre-back	Daegu FC	28	2	124.3%	3417.8%
2	M. Tuci Centre-back	Gangwon FC	27	2	2331.6%	3812.5%
3	Kim Young-Bin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	35	2	23124.5%	1327.9%
4	Jo Seong-Kwon Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	25	2	182.8%	416.4%
5	Kim Hyeon-Jun Centre-back	Daegu FC	24	2	2	426.5%
6	Juan Antonio Centre-back	FC Seoul	30	1	2518.6%	2622.6%
7	Byeon Jun-Soo Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	24	1	381.1%	407.8%
8	Jung Seung-Hyun Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	32	1	92.1%	175.6%
9	Kim Ha-Jun Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	24	1	54900%	437.8%
10	Lee Jung-Taek Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	28	1	1515.1%	311.3%
11	K. Mammar Full-back	Gangwon FC	30	1	525.4%	2723.6%
12	Caio Marcelo Full-back	FC Seoul	28	1	735.2%	3122.3%
13	Lee Zi-Sol Centre-back	Suwon City FC	27	1	6123.1%	3415%
14	Ahn Hyun-Beom Full-back	Suwon City FC	31	1	273.6%	1935.3%
15	Derlan Centre-back	Suwon City FC	30	1	923.6%	1964.7%
16	Kim Young-Gwon Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	36	1	481.5%	930.5%
17	Kwon Kyung-Won Centre-back	FC Anyang	34	1	545.8%	99.6%
18	Lee Myung-Jae Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	32	1	551%	1521.6%
19	Shin Jae-Won Centre-back	Bucheon FC 1995	28	1	5	3220%
20	Baek Dong-Gyu Centre-back	Bucheon FC 1995	35	1	1569.7%	1164.3%
21	Sim Sang-Min Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	33	1	190.8%	1023.4%
22	Ha Chang-Rae Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	32	1	530%	189.4%
23	Kang Yun-Sung Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	29	1	712.9%	249.3%
24	T. Oude Kotte Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	30	1	189.9%	2212.9%
25	J. Célestine Full-back	Jeju United FC	29	1	17140.8%	3059%
26	Kim Ryun-Seong Full-back	Jeju United FC	24	1	1411.9%	45±0%
27	Cho Wi-Je Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	25	1	24	456.1%
28	Jo In-Jung Centre-back	Jeju United FC	20	1	6	469.5%
29	Jang Sung-won Full-back	Daegu FC	29	1	183.5%	2631.7%