The K League Young Player of the Year Award is an award of the K League annual awards. It is given to the best player among under-23 K League players. It was established in the name of "Rookie of the Year" in 1985, and was renamed "Young Player of the Year" in 2013. It was also given to K League 2 players since 2020.
Winners K League 1 award Season Player Position Club 1985 Lee Heung-sil Midfielder POSCO Atoms 1986 Ham Hyun-gi Forward Hyundai Horang-i 1987 Kim Joo-sung Forward Daewoo Royals 1988 Hwangbo Kwan Midfielder Yukong Elephants 1989 Ko Jeong-woon Midfielder Ilhwa Chunma 1990 Song Ju-seok Forward Hyundai Horang-i 1991 Cho Woo-seok Defender Ilhwa Chunma 1992 Shin Tae-yong Midfielder Ilhwa Chunma 1993 Jung Kwang-seok Defender Daewoo Royals 1994 Choi Yong-soo Forward LG Cheetahs 1995 Roh Sang-rae Forward Jeonnam Dragons 1996 Park Kun-ha Forward Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1997 Shin Jin-won Midfielder Daejeon Citizen 1998 Lee Dong-gook Forward Pohang Steelers 1999 Lee Sung-jae Forward Bucheon SK 2000 Yang Hyun-jung Midfielder Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2001 Song Chong-gug Midfielder Busan I'Cons 2002 Lee Chun-soo Forward Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2003 Jung Jo-gook Forward Anyang LG Cheetahs 2004 Moon Min-kui Midfielder Pohang Steelers 2005 Park Chu-young Forward FC Seoul 2006 Yeom Ki-hun Midfielder Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2007 Ha Tae-kyun Forward Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2008 Lee Seung-yeoul Forward FC Seoul 2009 Kim Young-hoo Forward Gangwon FC 2010 Yoon Bit-garam Midfielder Gyeongnam FC 2011 Lee Seung-gi Midfielder Gwangju FC 2012 Lee Myung-joo Midfielder Pohang Steelers 2013 Ko Moo-yeol Midfielder Pohang Steelers 2014 Kim Seung-dae Forward Pohang Steelers 2015 Lee Jae-sung Midfielder Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2016 Ahn Hyeon-beom Midfielder Jeju United 2017 Kim Min-jae Defender Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2018 Han Seung-gyu Midfielder Ulsan Hyundai 2019 Kim Ji-hyeon Forward Gangwon FC 2020 Song Min-kyu Forward Pohang Steelers 2021 Seol Young-woo Defender Ulsan Hyundai 2022 Yang Hyun-jun Midfielder Gangwon FC 2023 Jeong Ho-yeon Midfielder Gwangju FC 2024 Yang Min-hyeok Midfielder Gangwon FC 2025 Lee Seung-won Midfielder Gimcheon Sangmu Gangwon FC
K League 2 award Season Player Position Club 2020 Lee Dong-ryul Forward Jeju United 2021 Kim In-kyun Midfielder Chungnam Asan 2022 Eom Ji-sung Midfielder Gwangju FC 2023 An Jae-jun Forward Bucheon FC 1995 2024 Seo Jae-min Midfielder Seoul E-Land 2025 Park Seung-ho Forward Incheon United
See also K League K League MVP Award K League Top Scorer Award K League Top Assist Provider Award K League Manager of the Year Award K League FANtastic Player K League Best XI K League Players' Player of the Year
External links All-time winners at K League History at K League