Most In-Form centre-backs in J3 League 2026

The most in-form centre-backs in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Ri Thae-Ha of Roasso Kumamoto is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.4, and K. Minoda has been the form player this season, grading 58.2, and G. Egawa leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Matsuda has improved his Season rating most, up +6.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Iwasaki of Tochigi SC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.4.

Renofa Yamaguchi · 24/25→25/26

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Renofa Yamaguchi · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Minoda Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	58	2832.6%
2	R. Kawakami Centre-back	Kanazawa	32	41	14
3	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	32	41	14
4	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	24	35	29
5	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	30	20
6	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	3068.2%	28±0%
7	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	29	19
8	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	29	22
9	T. Nonomura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	28	18
10	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	28	26
11	K. Chibu Centre-back	Kagoshima United	31	26	13
12	K. Tomita Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	25	15
13	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	24	26
14	G. Egawa Centre-back	Kagoshima United	26	23	26
15	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	23	23
16	R. Ohata Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	29	22	19
17	H. Nukui Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	29	22	18
18	D. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	28	21553.1%	2349.8%
19	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	27	20	22
20	N. Yamamoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	2015.9%	1464%
21	D. Fukagawa Centre-back	Kochi United	27	20	20
22	S. Nose Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	19	25
23	Y. Ono Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	19	13
24	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	23	18	27
25	N. Suzu Centre-back	Fukushima United	26	18	24
26	J. Ninomiya Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	17	26
27	K. Kai Centre-back	FC Gifu	31	17	14
28	G. Matsumura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	17	24
29	J. Suzuki Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	30	17	15
30	Y. Tsukegi Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	17	14
31	M. Yamada Centre-back	Fukushima United	32	16	13
32	Y. Okuda Centre-back	Nara Club	29	15	16
33	K. Sunamori Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	36	15	6
34	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	15	27
35	T. Yoshida Centre-back	Kochi United	28	14	17
36	H. Hatao Centre-back	Kanazawa	36	14	6
37	H. Fujiharu Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	37	144466.7%	617.6%
38	T. Miyabe Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	13	19
39	T. Fujitani Centre-back	Fukushima United	30	13	14
40	K. Inoue Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	12	24
41	S. Mihara Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	12	25
42	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	12	35
43	R. Shimodo Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	12	19
44	K. Fukumiya Centre-back	Kochi United	28	11	17
45	K. Matsuda Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	11186.5%	3223.5%
46	K. Ishii Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	31	11	10
47	T. Shinozaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	28	11	18
48	S. Takahashi Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	35	10	6
49	T. Koyanagi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	36	10	6
50	R. Tagashira Centre-back	Nara Club	24	9	26