K League records and statistics

This article shows the K League records and statistics based on the K League Data Portal.[1] The K League officially includes K League 1, K League 2 and Korean League Cup records in its statistics regardless of competition levels and formats. The standard "top division" excludes K League 2 records.

Players in bold are still playing in K League.

Record holders

As of 4 December 2025[1]
Category Record holder Record
Appearances Kim Byung-ji 708
Goals Lee Dong-gook 228
Assists Yeom Ki-hun 110
Clean sheets Kim Byung-ji 229
Longest goal Kwon Jung-hyuk 85 m
Fastest goal Bang Seung-hwan 00:11
Fastest assist Lee Jae-sung 00:18

Most appearances

As of 4 December 2025[1]
Rank Player Career Overall Top division
1 Kim Byung-ji 1992–2015 708 586
2 Kim Young-kwang 2002–2023 605 352
3 Lee Dong-gook 1998–2020 548 506
4 Choi Eun-sung 1997–2014 532 419
5 Kim Gi-dong 1993–2011 501 367
6 Shin Kwang-hoon 2006–present 500 433
7 Kim Yong-dae 2002–2018 460 418
8 Kim Sang-sik 1999–2013 458 365
9 Choi Chul-soon 2006–2025 457 388
10 Kang Min-soo 2004–2023 456 389

Top goalscorers

As of 4 December 2025[1]
Rank Player Overall Apps Ratio Top division
1 Lee Dong-gook 228 548 0.42 213
2 Dejan Damjanović 198 380 0.52 184
3 Joo Min-kyu 158 393 0.4 106
4 Kim Shin-wook 132 350 0.38 116
5 Kim Eun-jung 123 444 0.28 92
6 Jung Jo-gook 121 392 0.31 87
7 Woo Sung-yong 116 439 0.26 93
8 Kim Do-hoon 114 257 0.44 85
8 Cesinha 114 289 0.39 100
10 Kim Hyun-seok 111 373 0.3 78

Top assist providers

As of 4 December 2025[1]
Rank Player Overall Apps Ratio Top division
1 Yeom Ki-hun 110 445 0.25 92
2 Cesinha 78 289 0.27 70
3 Lee Dong-gook 77 548 0.14 74
4 Mauricio Molina 69 209 0.33 68
4 Shin Tae-yong 69 405 0.17 49
6 Hwang Jin-sung 67 338 0.2 56
7 Eninho 66 231 0.29 56
8 Kim Tae-hwan 60 454 0.13 57
8 Sin Jin-ho 60 324 0.19 55
10 Denis Laktionov 59 273 0.22 43

Most clean sheets

The official website ranks goalkeepers on the basis of the numbers of clean sheets only.

As of 4 December 2025[1]
Rank Player Overall Apps Ratio Top division
1 Kim Byung-ji 229 708 0.32 185
2 Kim Young-kwang 175 605 0.29 103
2 Choi Eun-sung 152 532 0.29 119
4 Lee Woon-jae 140 410 0.34 105
5 Jo Hyeon-woo 137 418 0.33 103
6 Kim Yong-dae 133 460 0.29 123
7 Shin Eui-son
(Valeri Sarychev)
116 325 0.36 89
8 Shin Hwa-yong 113 337 0.34 107
9 Jung Sung-ryong 108 296 0.36 91
10 Kim Ho-jun 92 320 0.29 75

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "K League Data Portal" (in Korean). K League. Retrieved 28 August 2021.