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K League 1 · scouting overview

Kang Sang-Yoon of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across the K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.8, and Park Cheong-Hyo has been the form player this season, grading 35.4, and Cesinha leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Park Cheong-Hyo has improved his Season rating most, up +31.5 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, Jin Si-Woo of Gwangju FC is the most valuable name in this group at 13.5.

Best talent

Kang Sang-Yoon47.8RTG

Jeonbuk Motors

In form

Park Cheong-Hyo35.4SsN

Gangwon FC

Rising potential

M. Dackers+9.7RTG

Daegu FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Park Cheong-Hyo+31.5SsN

Gangwon FC · 24/25→25/26

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Player	Club	Nat.	Age	G	A	Value	Season Δ%	Rating Δ%
Park Jong-Hyeon Centre-back	FC Anyang	Korea Republic	25	0	0	9.1	59	37
Park Cheong-Hyo Goalkeeper	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	36	0	0	1.6	3576.1%	137.8%
Tobias Figueiredo Centre-back	Jeju United FC	Portugal	32	0	0	1.4	35±0%	1562.1%
Cesinha Centre-forward	Daegu FC	Brazil	36	8	6	1.5	3023.5%	1229.1%
Kang Joon-Hyuck Full-back	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	26	0	1	10.9	2977%	4010.6%
Song Bum-Keun Goalkeeper	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	28	0	0	8.5	2951.1%	351.8%
Yago Cariello Winger	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Brazil	27	4	0	9.1	262.6%	2511.1%
Song Jun-Seok Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	25	0	0	12.7	266.5%	458.5%
Kim Young-Bin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	34	2	1	1.7	26153.9%	1435.6%
M. Tuci Centre-back	Gangwon FC	Montenegro	27	2	0	9.2	2649.7%	367.1%
Lee Sang-Min Centre-back	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	28	0	0	4	25	37
Choi Jun Full-back	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	27	0	0	11.3	2450.6%	3815.9%
Choi Woo-Jin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	22	0	0	10.9	23	47
Kim Jin-Su Centre-back	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	34	0	0	1.5	2331.6%	136%
Juan Antonio Centre-back	FC Seoul	Spain	30	1	0	5.2	2228.2%	2625.5%
D. Bakker Centre-back	FC Anyang	Netherlands	31	4	1	4.8	2259%	405.7%
Jeon Min-Gwang Centre-back	Pohang Steelers	Korea Republic	33	0	0	1.5	22±0%	151.3%
Gu Sung-Yun Goalkeeper	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	32	0	0	3.1	22428.6%	2032.7%
Lee Jae-Won Defensive midfielder	Suwon City FC	Korea Republic	29	2	0	4.9	2210%	2922.7%
Mo Jae-Hyeon Attacking midfielder	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	29	2	1	3.9	22±0%	317%
Lee Soon-Min Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	Korea Republic	32	0	0	1.2	22±0%	185.9%
Park Ji-Soo Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	32	0	0	1.3	21±0%	1312.8%
Go Jae-Hyeon Attacking midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	27	3	2	8.8	21	3616.3%
Lee Dong-Gyeong Attacking midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Korea Republic	28	3	2	5	2129.3%	352%
Kim Young-Gwon Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Korea Republic	36	0	0	0.7	21±0%	130.8%
Jin Si-Woo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	Korea Republic	24	0	0	13.5	20±0%	406.3%
Joo Min-Kyu Centre-forward	Daejeon Citizen	Korea Republic	36	0	0	0.6	20±0%	116%
T. van Grunsven Full-back	Gwangju FC	Netherlands	26	0	0	7.8	20±0%	3231.2%
Kim Tae-Hwan Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	37	0	0	0.8	2020.9%	88%
Jo Seong-Kwon Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	Korea Republic	25	1	0	10.1	209.4%	425.7%
J. Célestine Full-back	Jeju United FC	France	29	1	1	4	19171.8%	3061.2%
Yazan Al Arab Full-back	FC Seoul	Jordan	30	0	1	3.5	195%	256.4%
Kim Dae-Won Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	29	0	3	4.1	1910.8%	295.1%
Cho Young-Wook Attacking midfielder	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	27	1	1	8.9	19±0%	3811%
Kim Jin-Gyu Central midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	29	1	1	3.9	1816.6%	295.9%
Kim Kyeong-Min Goalkeeper	Gwangju FC	Korea Republic	34	0	0	0.6	18±0%	125.5%
B. Knežević Central midfielder	FC Anyang	Serbia	24	0	0	9.2	186.3%	388.8%
Airton Centre-forward	FC Anyang	Brazil	27	3	0	8.4	182.7%	3545.2%
Yu In-Soo Centre-back	Jeju United FC	Korea Republic	31	0	0	2.9	1765.7%	2110%
Hong Sung-Wook Full-back	Bucheon FC 1995	Korea Republic	23	0	1	10.9	1717300%	4513.5%
Kim Tae-Hyun Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	29	0	2	3.7	17±0%	271.4%
Jefferson Galego Centre-forward	Bucheon FC 1995	Brazil	29	2	1	3.7	1760%	2813.5%
Lee You-Hyeon Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	29	1	0	4	173.9%	287.2%
Hwang Mun-Ki Centre-back	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	29	0	0	3	17250%	360.8%
Lee Dong-Jun Central midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	29	1	1	4.1	1715.2%	3110.1%
Eo Jeong-Won Full-back	Pohang Steelers	Korea Republic	27	0	1	8.7	173.5%	360.8%
Byeon Jun-Soo Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	24	1	0	10	16±0%	415.5%
Kim Seung-Sub Central midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	29	0	0	3.6	16±0%	274.2%
Kim Tae-Hwan Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	26	0	0	9.1	16318.4%	386.8%
Kim Ryun-Seong Full-back	Jeju United FC	Korea Republic	24	1	0	11.1	1626.2%	46±0%
Erick Farias Centre-forward	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Brazil	29	0	1	3.3	16±0%	292.5%
Maeng Seong-Ung Defensive midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	28	0	0	4	16±0%	303.8%
Lee Chang-Min Attacking midfielder	Jeju United FC	Korea Republic	32	0	1	1.3	16±0%	17±0%
M. Ishida Centre-forward	Daejeon Citizen	Japan	31	2	1	2	16±0%	205.8%
Park Tae-Jun Defensive midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	27	1	0	8.2	16108%	341.7%
Hwang Do-Yoon Defensive midfielder	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	23	0	0	10.3	15±0%	4811.1%
Kim Gun-Hee Centre-forward	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	31	0	0	1.9	15±0%	216.7%
Kang Sang-Yoon Central midfielder	Jeonbuk Motors	Korea Republic	22	1	0	11.2	1556.1%	481.5%
Park Sang-Hyeok Centre-forward	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	24	1	0	10.6	15±0%	434.5%
Choi Kyoung-Rok Centre-forward	Gwangju FC	Korea Republic	31	0	0	1.6	15±0%	197.4%
G. Paulauskas Centre-forward	Jeonbuk Motors	Lithuania	26	1	1	9.9	152.6%	284.8%
Matheus Oliveira Winger	FC Anyang	Brazil	28	1	2	4.5	15±0%	311%
Lee Kun-Hee Centre-forward	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	28	2	1	4.5	15120.9%	313.7%
Lee Gyu-Sung Central midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Korea Republic	32	0	2	2.2	15116.2%	1828.2%
Willyan Attacking midfielder	Suwon City FC	Brazil	32	5	1	2.1	1515%	1631.3%
Tiago Orobó Winger	Jeonbuk Motors	Brazil	32	2	0	1.5	15±0%	171.7%
Rodrigo Bassani Winger	Bucheon FC 1995	Brazil	28	0	1	4	1511%	2834.8%
Jang Min-Gyu Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	Korea Republic	27	1	0	8.7	14111.8%	369.4%
Emerson Negueba Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	Brazil	25	0	2	10.7	14	4423.6%
Hong Yun-Sang Centre-forward	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	24	1	1	10.2	14±0%	451.1%
Thiaguinho Central midfielder	Bucheon FC 1995	Brazil	26	1	1	9.4	14	39
Hwang In-Jae Goalkeeper	Pohang Steelers	Korea Republic	32	0	0	2.1	140.7%	181.1%
Kim Bong-Soo Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	Korea Republic	26	0	1	9.5	1436.6%	392.5%
Shin Min-Ha Centre-back	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	20	0	0	9.3	14±0%	476.8%
Kang Sang-Woo Central midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Korea Republic	32	0	0	1.3	14±0%	182.9%
Jeong-Hyun Kim Defensive midfielder	Daegu FC	Korea Republic	26	0	1	9.3	13	38±0%
Song Min-Kyu Central midfielder	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	26	1	1	10.7	130.8%	447.5%
Park Chan-Yong Centre-back	Pohang Steelers	Korea Republic	30	0	0	2.9	1315.9%	256.5%
Hernandes Attacking midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	Brazil	26	4	1	10	1398.5%	399%
Kim Moon-Hwan Full-back	Daejeon Citizen	Korea Republic	31	0	2	2.2	1338.7%	20±0%
H. Babec Central midfielder	FC Seoul	Croatia	27	1	0	9.2	1314%	3836.1%
Lee Chang-Geun Goalkeeper	Daejeon Citizen	Korea Republic	33	0	0	1.9	13172.3%	1814.8%
Kim Dong-Jun Goalkeeper	Jeju United FC	Korea Republic	31	0	0	2.3	1326.7%	228.5%
Seo Min-Woo Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	Korea Republic	28	0	1	4.8	130.8%	315.8%
Bong-Hun Yeo Central midfielder	Bucheon FC 1995	Korea Republic	32	0	0	1.2	131.6%	1654.3%
G. Ludwigson Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	Sweden	32	1	0	1.9	1320.1%	178.3%
Kim Ju-Kong Centre-forward	Daegu FC	Korea Republic	30	3	1	2.9	1351.2%	2421.2%
Ju Hyun-Woo Centre-back	FC Anyang	Korea Republic	35	0	0	0.5	13±0%	768.1%
Lee Seung-Mo Attacking midfielder	FC Seoul	Korea Republic	28	3	1	4.9	12±0%	3110.4%
Hong Si-Hoo Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	25	0	0	8.7	12±0%	3522%
Lee Jung-Taek Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	28	1	1	4.5	124%	311%
Lee Sang-Heon Centre-forward	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	28	0	0	3.8	12±0%	327.1%
Kim Kang-San Centre-back	Daegu FC	Korea Republic	27	2	0	8.2	124.3%	3513.9%
Sim Sang-Min Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Korea Republic	33	0	0	0.8	12±0%	125.5%
Baek Dong-Gyu Centre-back	Bucheon FC 1995	Korea Republic	35	1	0	1.3	1275.8%	1164.3%
Kim Dong-Jin Central midfielder	FC Anyang	Korea Republic	33	1	0	1.2	12±0%	153.3%
P. Klimala Centre-forward	FC Seoul	Poland	28	2	0	4.8	12	3333.2%
Seo Myeong-Kwan Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	Korea Republic	23	0	0	10	12±0%	442.8%
Won Ki-Jong Centre-forward	Pohang Steelers	Korea Republic	30	0	0	2.3	12±0%	1919.2%
Park Cheol-Woo Full-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	Korea Republic	28	0	0	4.4	1264.3%	301.3%