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Top-Scoring players in K League 1 2026

The top-scoring players 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 players in K League 1Most in-form players in K League 1Most valuable players in K League 1

At a glance

J. Son of FC Seoul is the standout for raw talent across players in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.4, and Song Bum-Keun has been the form player this season, grading 35.9, and Yago Cariello leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Bum-Keun has improved his Season rating most, up +31.6 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
J. Son49.4RTG
FC Seoul
In form
Song Bum-Keun35.9SsN
Jeonbuk Motors
Rising potential
M. Dackers+9.7RTG
Daegu FC · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Song Bum-Keun+31.6SsN
Jeonbuk Motors · 24/25→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%
3Lee Dong-GyeongAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC2972127.9%3413.9%
4Tiago OrobóCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors337749.7%1513.3%
5P. KlimalaCentre-forwardFC Seoul286103230.8%
6J. IredaleCentre-forwardGwangju FC2760100%2824.7%
7Go Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderDaegu FC275193513.5%
8WillyanAttacking midfielderSuwon City FC325131.6%1631.3%
9AirtonCentre-forwardFC Anyang2751421.4%3544.7%
10A. HalaihalCentre-forwardGangwon FC2541045
11Lee Seung-WooAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors2841966.1%356.8%
12Matheus OliveiraCentre-forwardFC Anyang2941222.1%3112%
13Jeong Jae-HeeAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen32410316%158.6%
14M. IshidaCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen3141039.1%1812.1%
15Jefferson GalegoCentre-forwardBucheon FC 19952941467.1%2813.2%
16Lee Kun-HeeCentre-forwardJeju United FC28317152.2%313.7%
17Mo Jae-HyeonAttacking midfielderGangwon FC3031339.6%2917.5%
18A. CompagnoCentre-forwardJeonbuk Motors3031424
19Kim Ju-KongCentre-forwardDaegu FC3031351.2%2421.2%
20Lee Seung-MoAttacking midfielderFC Seoul2831415.3%3319.1%
21Juninho RochaWingerPohang Steelers2831116.5%312.7%
22Matheus AiásCentre-forwardJeju United FC2930100%2253.1%
23Diogo de OliveiraCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen29383.9%2550.3%
24Italo MoreiraCentral midfielderJeju United FC293446.2%263.4%
25J. TranziskaCentre-forwardPohang Steelers2531337.2%4324%
26Kim Kang-SanCentre-backDaegu FC282124.3%3417.8%
27Joo Min-KyuCentre-forwardDaejeon Citizen3620100%829.9%
28Kim Gun-HeeCentre-forwardGangwon FC3120100%1615.9%
29Luan DiasCentre-forwardSuwon City FC2929318.2%2837.6%
30Vitor GabrielCentre-forwardBucheon FC 199526210377.6%
31Kim Sin-JinCentre-forwardJeju United FC25254116.9%
32Matheus BabiCentre-forwardSuwon City FC292751.8%2651.1%
33M. DackersCentre-forwardDaegu FC232844%4130.9%
34Kim Yi-SeokAttacking midfielderGangwon FC282693.9%282.5%
35Park Se-JinCentre-forwardDaegu FC2220100%406.1%
36M. TuciCentre-backGangwon FC2722331.6%3812.5%
37Park Sang-HyeokCentre-forwardGangwon FC242662.9%432.7%
38Kim Dae-WonAttacking midfielderGangwon FC292162.4%309.2%
39Choi Sung-BumWingerFC Anyang2421244
40EdgarCentre-forwardDaegu FC39267%42.6%
41Kim Young-BinFull-backJeonbuk Motors35223124.5%1327.9%
42A. Ba LouaAttacking midfielderGwangju FC302171%1845.5%
43Breno HerculanoCentre-forwardFC Anyang27283334.5%
44Victor BobsinAttacking midfielderDaejeon Citizen2623142.9%350.9%
45Emerson NeguebaCentral midfielderJeju United FC252134423.7%
46Kim Ju-ChanWingerGimcheon Sangmu FC222686.7%425.3%
47Jo Seong-KwonCentre-backDaejeon Citizen252182.8%416.4%
48K. NishiyaCentral midfielderPohang Steelers26210113.3%3817.1%
49Moon Min-seoCentral midfielderGwangju FC22213443.5%431%
50Kim Hyeon-JunCentre-backDaegu FC2422426.5%