Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in K League 1 2026

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

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At a glance

Jeong-Hyun Kim of Daegu FC is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.1, and Lee Jae-Won has been the form player this season, grading 22.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Jae-Won has improved his Season rating most, up +2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lee Seung-Won of Gangwon FC is the most valuable name in this group at 10.2.

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