"K League No.1 changed."' Centerback Shin Min-ha, who FIFA also noted, became the 'Top Market Value'

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Shin Min-ha (21), a center back of Gangwon FC in the K-League 1, has risen to the top of the K-League market value set by the International Sports Research Institute (CIES) under the FIFA.

Shin Min-ha was recently evaluated as up to 3.4 million euros (about 5.9 billion won) in the market value of each K-League club updated by CIES, narrowly beating Kang Sang-yoon (22, Jeonbuk Hyundai).

Shin Min-ha, who was born in 2005, is attracting attention as a next-generation centerback resource, being called by coach Lee Min-sung last month after last year's 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup and playing as a starting player at the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup.

Recently, FIFA also selected Shin Min-ha as one of the top five players who shone in the tournament right after the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and said, "Unlike the K-League, he shows his scoring sense when he wears a national team uniform, demonstrating his clutch ability at this tournament as well. South Korea's key center backs such as Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Cho Yoo-min (Al Sharjah) are still in good shape, but coach Hong Myung-bo has also observed it himself, so joining the A-team seems to be a possibility in the near future."

Kang Sang-yoon, who played in the same tournament as Shin Min-ha and encountered bad news in his first game, lost his long-held No. 1 spot in the K-League market value to Shin Min-ha. Along with Lee Ho-jae (26, Pohang Steelers), Kang Sang-yoon was ranked as the team's highest market value player with a maximum market value of 3.3 million euros (about 5.7 billion won).

The top player in the market value of Daejeon Hana Citizen is Kim Bong-soo (27), up to 1.6 million euros (about 2.8 billion won), Ulsan HD Signature Hall (24) is set at 1.5 million euros (about 2.6 billion won), Incheon United Park Seung-ho (23) is set at 1.2 million euros (about 2.1 billion won), and Gimcheon Sangmu Hong Yoon-sang (24) is set at 950,000 euros (about 1.7 billion won).

Gwangju FC's top market value was Jung Ji-hoon (22) with 920,000 euros (about 1.58 billion won), FC Seoul with Hryboye Babets (27, Croatia) with 900,000 euros (about 1.55 billion won), and Jeju SK with Gitis Paulauskas (27, Lithuania) with 760,000 euros (about 1.4 billion won).

In addition, FC Anyang's Chae Hyun-woo (22) recorded 510,000 euros (about 900 million won) and Bucheon FC's Hodrigo Basani (29, Brazil) recorded 250,000 euros (about 500 million won), making him the highest market value in his team.

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