Kang Sang -yoon, Jeonbuk, K -League market value 5.9 billion won ‘No. 1’… Second place is Lee Ho -jae
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Kang Sang-yun and Pohang Steelers Lee Ho-jae were ranked first and second in the K-League athletes.The photo was Kang Sang-yun, who played in Korea and Hong Kong match in the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship held at Yongin Mirstadium in Gyeonggi-do on the 11th. /Photo = News1
Kang Sang -yun (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) and Lee Ho -jae (Pohang Steelers) were ranked first and second in the K -League players.
The International Sports Research Institute (CIES) under the FIFA has a market value for domestic and foreign players in K -League 1. Kang Sang -yoon, who emerged as a vital energy station in Jeonbuk, was the first with 3.5 million euros (about 5.9 billion won), and Lee Ho -jae, who took off the prospect tee and emerged as a core striker, ranked second with about 3.3 million euros (about 5.4 billion won).
Kang Sang -yoon, a former Jeonbuk Youth, joined Jeonbuk this season after leasing in Busan I -Park and Suwon FC. He had difficulty in competition at the beginning of the season, and thanks to his unique sincerity and soccer sense, he was selected as the main Jeonbuk director and was selected as the main game. Kang Sang -yoon played three assists in 21 games this season.
Lee Ho -jae, who took off the unfinished prospect, emerged as a key striker for Pohang Steelers. The photo shows Lee Ho-jae in the 2025 East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship at Yongin Mirstadium on the 11th. /Photo = News1 (Provided by the Korean Football Association)
Lee Ho -jae, who is from Incheon United Youth, joined Pohang in 2021 after going through Incheon. He has only been unfinished prospects, and he scored nine goals this season and showed a sense of scoring.
Both players were selected as the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship (East Asian Cup), which was recently held in Korea, and succeeded in noticing Hong Myung-bo’s soccer team. Kang Sang -yun scored one goal with one goal and Lee Ho -jae, who played one goal and two games.
New defender Shin Min -ha (Gangwon FC) ranked 3.2 million euros (approximately 5.2 billion won), and the league scorer Jeon Jin -woo (Jeonbuk) ranked fourth with 2.1 million euros (about 3.4 billion won). Park Jin -seop, Companyo (hereinafter referred to as Jeonbuk) and Hong Yun -sang (Pohang) were tied for fifth place with 1.7 million euros (about 2.8 billion won).
CIES estimates the market value of soccer players around the world with its own module that considers the age of the athlete, the recent performance and contract period.
Reporter Choi Jin -won chjo0630@mt.co.kr
