Football club and player rankings
The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every nightOur own rankings, over the last twelve months of club football. Every result in 131,441 matches, weighed by who it came against and where. The top 50 of each, free to read; every ranked club and player by API.
The best midfielders in South-Korea
Ranked over the twelve months to 29 October 2026. Narrow it to a country and it shows that country's best, with each player's place in the world beside it.
| 1 | new | LD Lee Dong-GyeongUlsan Hyundai FC · KOR · 1,319 in the world | MID | 1,709 | 8 | 8 | 45.8 | Open |
| 2 | new | D DodozinhoJeonbuk Motors · KOR · 3,889 in the world | MID | 1,587 | 5 | 3 | 35.1 | Open |
| 3 | new | MO Matheus OliveiraFC Anyang · KOR · 4,265 in the world | MID | 1,328 | 4 | 6 | 34.1 | Open |
| 4 | new | EN Emerson NeguebaJeju United FC · KOR · 8,346 in the world | MID | 1,358 | 5 | 2 | 24.9 | Open |
| 5 | new | GJ Go Jae-HyeonGimcheon Sangmu FC · KOR · 9,070 in the world | MID | 1,175 | 5 | 3 | 23.4 | Open |
| 6 | new | PT Park Tae-JunGimcheon Sangmu FC · KOR · 9,161 in the world | MID | 1,247 | 2 | 1 | 23.2 | Open |
| 7 | new | LC Lee Chung-YongIncheon United · KOR · 9,183 in the world | MID | 1,264 | 3 | 2 | 23.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | LS Lee Seung-WooJeonbuk Motors · KOR · 9,225 in the world | MID | 1,174 | 5 | 4 | 23.0 | Open |
| 9 | new | KJ Kim Jin-GyuJeonbuk Motors · KOR · 10,533 in the world | MID | 1,531 | 1 | 2 | 20.3 | Open |
| 10 | new | AO Anderson OliveiraFC Seoul · KOR · 10,736 in the world | MID | 1,471 | 2 | 2 | 19.9 | Open |
| 11 | new | LS Lee Seung-MoFC Seoul · KOR · 11,059 in the world | MID | 1,148 | 2 | 1 | 19.2 | Open |
| 12 | new | LD Lee Dong-JunJeonbuk Motors · KOR · 11,165 in the world | MID | 1,345 | 3 | 2 | 18.9 | Open |
| 13 | new | HB H. BabecFC Seoul · KOR · 11,250 in the world | MID | 2,031 | 1 | 3 | 18.7 | Open |
| 14 | new | DB D. BojanićUlsan Hyundai FC · KOR · 11,308 in the world | MID | 1,336 | 1 | 1 | 18.6 | Open |
| 15 | new | LG Lee Gyu-SungUlsan Hyundai FC · KOR · 11,853 in the world | MID | 1,058 | 0 | 2 | 17.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | KS Kang Sang-YoonJeonbuk Motors · KOR · 12,341 in the world | MID | 1,547 | 1 | 0 | 16.3 | Open |
| 17 | new | KS Ki Sung-YuengPohang Steelers · KOR · 12,374 in the world | MID | 1,183 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | Open |
| 18 | new | KB Kim Bong-SooDaejeon Citizen · KOR · 12,655 in the world | MID | 1,574 | 0 | 2 | 15.5 | Open |
| 19 | new | BK B. KneževićFC Anyang · KOR · 12,825 in the world | MID | 1,973 | 4 | 1 | 15.0 | Open |
| 20 | new | LM Lee Myung-JooIncheon United · KOR · 12,918 in the world | MID | 1,096 | 1 | 2 | 14.7 | Open |
| 21 | new | LS Lee Soon-MinDaejeon Citizen · KOR · 13,338 in the world | MID | 1,059 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | Open |
| 22 | new | JS Jeong Seung-WonFC Seoul · KOR · 13,385 in the world | MID | 1,740 | 0 | 4 | 13.4 | Open |
| 23 | new | SJ Seo Jae-MinIncheon United · KOR · 13,637 in the world | MID | 1,313 | 0 | 1 | 12.6 | Open |
| 24 | new | HS Hwang Seo-WoongPohang Steelers · KOR · 13,957 in the world | MID | 995 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 | Open |
| 25 | new | GL G. LudwigsonDaejeon Citizen · KOR · 14,279 in the world | MID | 1,518 | 3 | 2 | 10.3 | Open |
| 26 | new | LJ Lee Jin-HyunUlsan Hyundai FC · KOR · 14,329 in the world | MID | 1,112 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | Open |
| 27 | new | HY Hong Yun-SangGimcheon Sangmu FC · KOR · 14,680 in the world | MID | 1,090 | 1 | 2 | 8.7 | Open |
| 28 | new | JS J. SonFC Seoul · KOR · 14,795 in the world | MID | 908 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | Open |
| 29 | new | KN K. NishiyaPohang Steelers · KOR · 14,955 in the world | MID | 1,291 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | Open |
| 30 | new | TO T. Oude KotteUlsan Hyundai FC · KOR · 15,068 in the world | MID | 1,375 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | Open |
| 31 | new | JM Jang Min-GyuJeju United FC · KOR · 15,125 in the world | MID | 1,073 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | Open |
| 32 | new | KD Kim Dong-JinPohang Steelers · KOR · 15,549 in the world | MID | 1,588 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | Open |
| 33 | new | HS Ha Seung-UnGwangju FC · KOR · 15,656 in the world | MID | 995 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | Open |
| 34 | new | AT An Tae-HyunBucheon FC 1995 · KOR · 15,716 in the world | MID | 983 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | Open |
Four things decide a place
Our method is our own and we keep the detail to ourselves. This is what goes into it, in plain words.
Results
Every win, draw and defeat, and by how much. A club is judged on what it did, not on its name or its wage bill.
Who it came against
Beating a strong side counts for more than beating a weak one, and the level of the competition counts too, so a European night weighs what it should.
How recent
Twelve months, rolling, with the latest matches counting for the most. Last spring still matters; last week matters more.
For players, the minutes
What a player did with his time on the pitch, judged against others in the same role, at the level he did it, and how his side fared while he played.
The same rankings, one call away
Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.
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