[Official] 'Multi-goal explosion' Ju Min-kyu earns 28th-round MVP honor; Daejeon and Incheon each send three players to the Best 11

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Ju Min-kyu, a forward for professional soccer club Daejeon Hana City Citizen, has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 28th round of the Hana Bank K League 1 2026.

The Korea Professional Football Federation announced on the 11th that Ju Min-kyu, who scored multiple goals in a match against FC Anyang and led his team to a 3-2 victory, was selected as the MVP of the 28th round.

On the 9th at Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Ju Min-kyu equalized with a finish on the edge of his foot from a cross in the 3rd minute of the second half against Daejeon, and then added another goal via a penalty kick in the 30th minute.

With Ju Min-kyu's outstanding performance leading the way, Daejeon defeated Anyang 3-2 and extended their winning streak to two consecutive matches. Their record over the last five games stands at four wins and one loss, continuing a steep upward trend.

Daejeon was also selected as the Best Team of the round following their victory against Anyang, marking their second consecutive selection to the Best Team. The Daejeon-Anyang match, which ended with what is known as a Pelé score, was also named the Best Match of the 28th round.

The Round Best 11 included three players from Daejeon: Ju Min-kyu, Bob Shin, and Lee Myung-jae. Incheon United, which secured a 2-1 win against Bucheon FC, also had three players selected: Mugoza, Juan Ibiza, and Kim Dong-heon. Additionally, two players each from Ulsan HD (Lee Dong-gyeong, Shim Sang-min) and Jeju SK (Choi Byeong-wook, Ceresin) were chosen, while Gangwon FC sent one player, Lee Yu-hyun, to the Round Best 11.

The K League Round Best 11 and MVP are selected through quantitative and qualitative evaluations by the Technical Research Group (TSG), which operates under the Korea Professional Football Federation's Technical Committee. TSG members assigned to each K League match per round select the Best 11 and the Match Most Valuable Player (MOM) for that game.

Following this, the TSG holds a match evaluation meeting to finalize the Round Best 11 byly considering TSG member scores and opinions along with official supplementary data from K League's partner 'Vipro'. The Round MVP is selected using the same method as the Best 11, with candidates drawn from the MOMs of each match.

MVP: Ju Min-kyu (Daejeon)

Best Team: Daejeon

Best Match: Daejeon(3) vs Anyang(2)

Best 11

FW: Mugoza (Incheon), Ju Min-kyu (Daejeon)

MF: Lee Dong-gyeong (Ulsan), Lee Yu-hyun (Gangwon), Bob Shin (Daejeon), Choi Byeong-wook (Jeju)

DF: Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon), Ceresin (Jeju), Juan Ibiza (Incheon), Shim Sang-min (Ulsan)

GK: Kim Dong-heon (Incheon)

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