Top-Scoring defenders in K League 1 2026

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 46.5, and Kang Joon-Hyuck has been the form player this season, grading 29.2, and D. Bakker leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Jun-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +18.8 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.

Best talent

Choi Woo-Jin46.5RTG

Jeonbuk Motors

In form

Kang Joon-Hyuck29.2SsN

Gangwon FC

Rising potential

Lee Hyun-Yong+2.9RTG

Suwon City FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Song Jun-Seok+18.8SsN

Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

D. Bakker4goals

FC Anyang

Most valuable

Jin Si-Woo13.5val

Gwangju FC