Centre-backs with the Best Potential in J2 League 2026

The highest-potential centre-backs in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and H. Yukie has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and M. Jonjić leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 on last season, while S. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 11.5.

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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M. Ito+29.2SsN

Yokohama FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Tanaka Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	22	4013366.7%	5630.8%
2	R. Nishio Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	25	1834.3%	523%
3	S. Matsumura Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	22	16912.5%	442.3%
4	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	37	40
5	H. Teruyama Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	8115.8%	3815.2%
6	R. Umeki Centre-back	Imabari	21	8	38
7	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	24	12	37
8	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	314.3%	3715.2%
9	K. Funaki Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	28	1542.4%	3722.9%
10	S. Okaniwa Centre-back	Iwaki	27	175533.3%	3616.1%
11	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	27	36
12	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	2099%	363%
13	S. Nishino Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	22	3371.4%	3614%
14	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	24	18	3616.3%
15	H. Nodake Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	7	35
16	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	252127.3%	3416.8%
17	H. Fukushima Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	26	337.2%	3422.4%
18	T. Ezaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	26	18	34
19	S. Nishiya Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	25	8	33
20	S. Ogawa Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	27	18	33
21	K. Yamazaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	30	4988%	3310.7%
22	T. Nakamura Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	26	383.3%	3232.6%
23	K. Tachi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	28	232477.8%	329.8%
24	K. Kamiyama Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	26	13	32
25	Y. Mori Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	26	8	31
26	R. Morishita Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	27	18	30
27	T. Son Centre-back	Imabari	27	21	30
28	K. Dohana Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	27	8	29
29	S. Nakagawa Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	27	12	29
30	W. Iwashita Centre-back	Iwaki	27	121060%	2925.5%
31	K. Konomi Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	19	21	28
32	T. Hasegawa Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	28	81580%	2728.5%
33	W. Shimoguchi Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	28	25	27
34	Y. Takagi Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	28	2695.5%	2744.6%
35	R. Endo Centre-back	Iwaki	28	886%	2731.1%
36	H. Suzuki Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	35	26
37	K. Muramatsu Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	29	12	26
38	K. Nishimura Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	28	7	26
39	D. Kato Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	28	34	26
40	Danilo Cardoso Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	29	13217.1%	2653.7%
41	Y. Matsumoto Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	26	30	26
42	R. Nozawa Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	27	19	26
43	K. Sakamoto Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	23	9840%	2540.9%
44	Y. Suzuki Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	32	2827.9%	2426.9%
45	M. Sugata Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	29	24	2439.6%
46	Y. Hakamata Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	30	12148.9%	2325.5%
47	K. Kuroki Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	26	23
48	K. Matsubara Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	30	1317.5%	2348.3%
49	T. Abe Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	29	778.9%	2343.4%
50	K. Iwatake Centre-back	Yokohama FC	30	24±0%	2345%