Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in K League 1

The most valuable defenders in K League 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jin Si-Woo of Gwangju FC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in K League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and Lee Myung-Jae leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Song Jun-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +17.2 on last season, while Jo Seong-Kwon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.6 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 15.6.

Gwangju FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Song Jun-Seok+17.2SsN

Gangwon FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Jin Si-Woo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	24	15.6	38	4613.2%
2	Kim Ryun-Seong Full-back	Jeju United FC	24	11.2	13	4620.6%
3	Jo Seong-Kwon Full-back	Gwangju FC	25	10.8	18592.3%	448.9%
4	Byeon Jun-Soo Centre-back	Gwangju FC	24	10.7	1686.4%	4410.3%
5	Kang Min-Jun Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	23	10.6	8	43
6	Choi Woo-Jin Full-back	Jeonbuk Motors	22	10.5	097.6%	459.4%
7	Jang Young-Woo Centre-back	Suwon City FC	23	10.4	0	43
8	Seo Myeong-Kwan Centre-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	10.3	12	42
9	Cho Hyun-Taek Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	25	10.3	1118%	422.6%
10	Lee Hyun-Yong Centre-back	Suwon City FC	22	10.3	10212.5%	457%
11	Kim Hyeon-Jun Full-back	Daegu FC	24	10.2	2	424.5%
12	Park Min-Seo Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	25	10.2	7	421.7%
13	Kim Dae-Hyun Centre-back	Suwon City FC	24	10.2	0	42
14	Song Jun-Seok Full-back	Gangwon FC	25	10.1	25232.4%	419.3%
15	Park Jin-Young Full-back	Daegu FC	24	10.1	466.1%	4114%
16	Park Seong-Hun Centre-back	FC Seoul	23	10.1	826%	417.6%
17	Choi Seok-Hyun Full-back	Ulsan Hyundai FC	23	10	5	41
18	Kim Ha-Jun Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	24	9.9	0	401.5%
19	Kwon Do-Yeong Centre-back	Suwon City FC	23	9.9	0	40
20	Ma Ji-Kang Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	23	9.9	0	41
21	Lee Woo-Yeon Centre-back	Jeonbuk Motors	23	9.9	0	41
22	Lee Chan-Ouk Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	23	9.8	1	40
23	Yoon Jae-Seok Attacking midfielder	Ulsan Hyundai FC	22	9.7	0	42
24	Lee Han-Bin Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	23	9.7	0	40
25	Han Hyeon-Seo Centre-back	Pohang Steelers	22	9.7	0	42
26	Park Jong-Hyeon Centre-back	FC Anyang	25	9.7	0	40
27	Kang Seong-Yun Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	23	9.7	0	40
28	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	23	9.7	0	40
29	Lee Won-Woo Full-back	Daegu FC	23	9.7	1	403.4%
30	Hwang In-Taek Full-back	Suwon City FC	23	9.6	1	39
31	Yu Sun Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	22	9.5	0	41
32	Kim Min-Ho Full-back	FC Anyang	23	9.5	0	39
33	Park Jin-Seong Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	25	9.4	250%	389%
34	Lee Sun-Ho Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	22	9.4	0	41
35	Lee Dong-hyeop Central midfielder	Pohang Steelers	23	9.3	0	380.5%
36	Park Kyu-Hyun Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	25	9.3	098.1%	389.3%
37	Jung Heon-Taek Centre-back	Daegu FC	24	9.3	0	38
38	Park Jae-Hyun Full-back	Daegu FC	22	9.3	083.3%	4012.7%
39	Hong Uk-Hyeon Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	22	9.2	0	40
40	Yoo Ji-Un Full-back	Daegu FC	22	9.2	0	40
41	Choi Ye-Hoon Centre-back	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	22	9.2	0	40
42	Kim Eun-Gyeom Centre-back	Suwon City FC	22	9.2	0	40
43	Park Ju-Seung Centre-back	Jeju United FC	22	9.2	0	40
44	Lee Jin-Yong Centre-back	Daegu FC	25	9.1	2166.7%	377.2%
45	Kwon Seok-Joo Centre-back	Gangwon FC	23	9.1	0	37
46	Jo Hyeon-Woo Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	21	9.1	0	41
47	Park Tae-Rang Centre-back	Gangwon FC	23	9.1	0	37
48	Shin Min-Ha Centre-back	Gangwon FC	20	9.1	14185.4%	441.6%
49	Lee Gyu-Baek Centre-back	Pohang Steelers	22	9	0100%	394.9%
50	A. Krivotsyuk Centre-back	Daejeon Citizen	27	9	111.8%	3719.9%