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Top-Scoring midfielders in K League 1 2026

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

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

At a glance

J. Son of FC Seoul is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.4, and Lee Jae-Won has been the form player this season, grading 22, and Lee Dong-Gyeong leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Go Jae-Hyeon has improved his Season rating most, up +13.1 on last season, while Kim Dong-Jin's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Emerson Negueba of Jeju United FC is the most valuable name in this group at 11.4.

Best talent
J. Son49.4RTG
FC Seoul
In form
Lee Jae-Won22SsN
Suwon City FC
Rising potential
Kim Dong-Jin+0.2RTG
Pohang Steelers · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Go Jae-Hyeon+13.1SsN
Daegu FC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Lee Dong-Gyeong7goals
Ulsan Hyundai FC
Most valuable
Emerson Negueba11.4val
Jeju United FC
44 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Lee Dong-GyeongAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC2972127.9%3413.9%
2Go Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderDaegu FC275193513.5%
3WillyanAttacking midfielderSuwon City FC325131.6%1631.3%
4Lee Seung-WooAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors2841966.1%356.8%
5Jeong Jae-HeeAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen32410316%158.6%
6Mo Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderGangwon FC3031339.6%2917.5%
7Kim Dae-WonAttacking midfielderGangwon FC293162.4%309.2%
8Lee Seung-MoAttacking midfielderFC Seoul2831415.3%3319.1%
9Juninho RochaAttacking midfielderPohang Steelers2831116.5%312.7%
10Italo MoreiraCentral midfielderJeju United FC293446.2%263.4%
11Emerson NeguebaAttacking midfielderJeju United FC253134423.7%
12Kim Yi-SeokAttacking midfielderGangwon FC282693.9%282.5%
13Seo Jin-SuCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen262794.1%408.1%
14A. Ba LouaAttacking midfielderGwangju FC302171%1845.5%
15Victor BobsinAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen2623142.9%350.9%
16Kim Ju-ChanWingerGimcheon Sangmu FC222686.7%425.3%
17K. NishiyaCentral midfielderPohang Steelers26210113.3%3817.1%
18Moon Min-seoCentral midfielderGwangju FC22213443.5%431%
19Lee Jae-WonDefensive midfielderSuwon City FC2922210%2922.7%
20Kim Jong-WooCentral midfielderBucheon FC 1995331580.8%1448.4%
21K. YoshinoAttacking midfielderDaegu FC311676.3%1847%
22G. LudwigsonCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen3311128.9%169.9%
23Kim Jin-GyuCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors291163.2%297.2%
24Oh Jae-HyeokCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2411331.6%440.9%
25Bruno LamasCentral midfielderDaegu FC3211283.4%1758.5%
26Lee Jin-HyunCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC291278%265.1%
27E. ÇinariAttacking midfielderJeju United FC301621
28Anderson OliveiraCentral midfielderFC Seoul2811143.4%3315.6%
29Lee Hui-GyunCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC28110653.8%3216.9%
30Lee Dong-JunCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors291151.4%308.6%
31Lee You-HyeonCentral midfielderGangwon FC2911515.6%2911.8%
32Cho Young-WookAttacking midfielderFC Seoul271859.5%364.9%
33Kang Sang-WooCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC331467.6%1510.6%
34Shin Chang-MooCentral midfielderGwangju FC341273.7%91.1%
35Kim Jung-HyunCentral midfielderFC Anyang3311142.5%120.9%
36Park Tae-JunCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2711484%342%
37Kim Dong-JinCentral midfielderFC Anyang331831.9%1224.8%
38H. BabecCentral midfielderFC Seoul2711124%3833.9%
39Jang Min-GyuCentral midfielderJeju United FC2711386.8%368.5%
40ThiaguinhoCentral midfielderBucheon FC 19952611339
41B. KneževićAttacking midfielderFC Anyang2410100%388.5%
42Kang Sang-YoonCentral midfielderJeonbuk Motors2211437.8%470.6%
43Choi Byung-WookAttacking midfielderJeju United FC21135.6%477.3%
44Hwang Seo-WoongCentral midfielderPohang Steelers211344