Central midfielders with the Best Potential in K League 1

The highest-potential central midfielders in K League 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lee Seung-Won of Gimcheon Sangmu FC is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.5, and Mo Jae-Hyeon has been the form player this season, grading 30.3, and Lee Dong-Jun leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Maeng Seong-Ung has improved his Season rating most, up +14.3 on last season, while Lee Jin-Hyun's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lee Seung-Won of Gimcheon Sangmu FC is the most valuable name in this group at 11.1.

Ulsan Hyundai FC · 24/25→25/26

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Gimcheon Sangmu FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lee Seung-Won Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	23	19293.7%	460.7%
2	Oh Jae-Hyeok Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	24	12823.1%	456.9%
3	Hwang Jae-Won Central midfielder	Daegu FC	23	734.8%	4415.7%
4	Moon Seong-Woo Central midfielder	FC Anyang	23	7	44
5	Kang Min-Jun Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	23	8	43
6	Hwang Do-Yoon Central midfielder	FC Seoul	23	15294.9%	430.5%
7	Kim Bong-Soo Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	26	1433.3%	4121.6%
8	Hernandes Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	26	15122.7%	412.4%
9	Seo Jin-Su Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	25	475.2%	4119%
10	Oh Hu-Seong Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	26	111133.3%	40±0%
11	Jeong-Hyun Kim Central midfielder	Daegu FC	26	16	392.4%
12	Park Tae-Jun Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	27	26104.8%	3816.5%
13	Lucas Silva Central midfielder	FC Seoul	26	1366.3%	3616%
14	Eo Jeong-Won Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	27	104%	3614.9%
15	Maeng Seong-Ung Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	28	19332.6%	3213.8%
16	Choi Jun Central midfielder	FC Seoul	27	1266.4%	3234.5%
17	Anderson Oliveira Central midfielder	FC Seoul	28	2050.3%	3233.5%
18	Lee Jin-Hyun Central midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	28	1022.5%	329%
19	Seo Min-Woo Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	28	1810.2%	3128.2%
20	Jeong Chi-In Central midfielder	Daegu FC	28	1126.5%	3121.6%
21	Italo Moreira Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	29	770.5%	3033%
22	Juninho Rocha Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	28	10	3039.7%
23	Lee Kang-Hyun Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	28	65.1%	3020.5%
24	Mo Jae-Hyeon Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	29	3084.8%	3020.4%
25	Lee Jae-Won Central midfielder	Suwon City FC	29	2210%	2922.7%
26	Lee Dong-Jun Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	29	22183.1%	2915.2%
27	Luan Dias Central midfielder	Suwon City FC	29	15563.6%	2936.7%
28	Kim Seung-Sub Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	29	17145.6%	2914%
29	Lee Seung-Mo Central midfielder	FC Seoul	28	1235.4%	2833.8%
30	Kim Dae-Won Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	29	1711.7%	2828%
31	Jeong Seung-Won Central midfielder	FC Seoul	29	1661.6%	2735.2%
32	Kim Gyeong-Min Central midfielder	Suwon City FC	29	512.9%	2622.4%
33	Han Chan-Hee Central midfielder	Suwon City FC	29	631.8%	2621.5%
34	Lee You-Hyeon Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	29	1381.2%	2631.1%
35	T. Oude Kotte Central midfielder	FC Anyang	30	1625.1%	2532.3%
36	Kim Kang-Guk Central midfielder	Gangwon FC	29	547.9%	2438%
37	Oberdan Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	31	1435.3%	2037.3%
38	Choi Kyoung-Rok Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	31	1529.4%	2039.8%
39	Yu In-Soo Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	31	1121.1%	1938.7%
40	D. Bojanić Central midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	31	952.9%	1943.4%
41	Lee Soon-Min Central midfielder	Daejeon Citizen	32	22175.6%	1929.2%
42	Lee Chang-Min Central midfielder	Jeju United FC	32	16201.9%	1737.6%
43	Bruno Lamas Central midfielder	Daegu FC	32	1283.4%	1758.5%
44	Ryu Jae-Moon Central midfielder	FC Seoul	32	728.4%	1539.3%
45	Shin Chang-Moo Central midfielder	Gwangju FC	33	1060.7%	1232.6%
46	Kim Jung-Hyun Central midfielder	FC Anyang	33	845.5%	1266%
47	Moon Seon-Min Central midfielder	FC Seoul	34	1335.4%	949.7%
48	Ki Sung-Yueng Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	37	1311.3%	841.8%