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Midfielders with the Best Potential in K League 1

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

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At a glance

Jeon Byung-Kwan of Jeonbuk Motors is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.4, and Mo Jae-Hyeon has been the form player this season, grading 30.3, and Reis leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Park Jin-Seop has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 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, Jeon Byung-Kwan of Jeonbuk Motors is the most valuable name in this group at 11.6.

Best talent
Jeon Byung-Kwan47.4RTG
Jeonbuk Motors
In form
Mo Jae-Hyeon30.3SsN
Gangwon FC
Rising potential
Lee Jin-Hyun+2.6RTG
Ulsan Hyundai FC · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Park Jin-Seop+21.6SsN
Jeonbuk Motors · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Reis6goals
Gwangju FC
Most valuable
Jeon Byung-Kwan11.6val
Jeonbuk Motors
49 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Jeon Byung-KwanAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors23955%475.2%
2Kang Sang-YoonAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors22479%463.3%
3Lee Seung-WonCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2319293.7%460.7%
4Oh Jae-HyeokCentral midfielderJeju United FC2412823.1%456.9%
5Hwang Jae-WonCentral midfielderDaegu FC23734.8%4415.7%
6Moon Seong-WooCentral midfielderFC Anyang23744
7Hwang Do-YoonCentral midfielderFC Seoul2315294.9%430.5%
8Song Min-KyuAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors261437.7%4212.4%
9Kim Bong-SooCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen261433.3%4121.6%
10HernandesCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen2615122.7%412.4%
11Seo Jin-SuCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen25475.2%4119%
12Oh Hu-SeongCentral midfielderGwangju FC26111133.3%40±0%
13Jeong-Hyun KimCentral midfielderDaegu FC2616392.4%
14Park Tae-JunCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2726104.8%3816.5%
15Um Won-SangAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC271035.6%3524.9%
16Maeng Seong-UngCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2819332.6%3213.8%
17Anderson OliveiraCentral midfielderFC Seoul282050.3%3233.5%
18Lee Jin-HyunCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC281022.5%329%
19Seo Min-WooCentral midfielderGangwon FC281810.2%3128.2%
20Italo MoreiraCentral midfielderJeju United FC29770.5%3033%
21Kim Jin-GyuAttacking midfielderJeonbuk Motors2912223.7%3014.6%
22Juninho RochaCentral midfielderPohang Steelers28103039.7%
23Park Cheol-WooFull-backGimcheon Sangmu FC281327.9%3029.9%
24Lee Kang-HyunCentral midfielderGwangju FC2865.1%3020.5%
25Mo Jae-HyeonCentral midfielderGangwon FC293084.8%3020.4%
26Lee Jae-WonCentral midfielderSuwon City FC292210%2922.7%
27Lee Dong-JunCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2922183.1%2915.2%
28Kim Seung-SubCentral midfielderGimcheon Sangmu FC2917145.6%2914%
29Erick FariasCentre-forwardUlsan Hyundai FC291450%2849.4%
30Lee Seung-MoCentral midfielderFC Seoul281235.4%2833.8%
31Kim Dae-WonCentral midfielderGangwon FC291711.7%2828%
32Jeong Seung-WonCentral midfielderFC Seoul291661.6%2735.2%
33Kim Gyeong-MinCentral midfielderSuwon City FC29512.9%2622.4%
34Han Chan-HeeCentral midfielderSuwon City FC29631.8%2621.5%
35Park Jin-SeopCentre-backJeonbuk Motors3028317.6%2528.1%
36Kim Kang-GukCentral midfielderGangwon FC29547.9%2438%
37OberdanCentral midfielderPohang Steelers311435.3%2037.3%
38Yu In-SooCentral midfielderJeju United FC311121.1%1938.7%
39D. BojanićCentral midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC31952.9%1943.4%
40Lee Soon-MinCentral midfielderDaejeon Citizen3222175.6%1929.2%
41Ko Seung-BeomAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC321345.5%1938%
42G. LudwigsonAttacking midfielderUlsan Hyundai FC321641.8%1837.8%
43Lee Chang-MinCentral midfielderJeju United FC3216201.9%1737.6%
44Bruno LamasCentral midfielderDaegu FC321283.4%1758.5%
45ReisCentre-forwardGwangju FC332028.2%1533.6%
46Kim Jung-HyunCentral midfielderFC Anyang33845.5%1266%
47Moon Seon-MinCentral midfielderFC Seoul341335.4%949.7%
48Ki Sung-YuengCentral midfielderPohang Steelers371311.3%841.8%
49Shin Kwang-HoonFull-backPohang Steelers391328.6%642.6%