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 |