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 43.9, 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 +2.1 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 4.6.

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	44	2832.6%
2	R. Kawakami Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	24	14
3	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	32	23	14
4	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	21	29
5	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	18±0%	28±0%
6	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	16	26
7	K. Tomita Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	15	15
8	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	15	20
9	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	15	19
10	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	14	22
11	T. Nonomura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	14	18
12	K. Chibu Centre-back	Kagoshima United	31	13	13
13	H. Nukui Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	29	13	18
14	G. Egawa Centre-back	Kagoshima United	26	12	26
15	K. Inoue Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	12	24
16	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	12	26
17	S. Mihara Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	12	25
18	D. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	28	12265.6%	2349.8%
19	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	12	23
20	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	23	11	27
21	N. Yamamoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	1134.7%	1464%
22	R. Ohata Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	11	19
23	K. Kai Centre-back	FC Gifu	31	11	14
24	Y. Tsukegi Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	11	14
25	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	27	11	22
26	T. Shinozaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	28	11	18
27	D. Fukagawa Centre-back	Kochi United	27	10	20
28	N. Suzu Centre-back	Fukushima United	26	10	24
29	S. Nose Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	9	25
30	Y. Ono Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	9	13
31	J. Suzuki Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	30	9	15
32	J. Ninomiya Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	9	26
33	G. Matsumura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	9	24
34	M. Yamada Centre-back	Fukushima United	31	8	13
35	H. Fujiharu Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	37	82666.7%	617.6%
36	Y. Okuda Centre-back	Nara Club	29	8	16
37	K. Sunamori Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	36	8	6
38	S. Miyawaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	24	8	25
39	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	7	27
40	T. Yoshida Centre-back	Kochi United	28	7	17
41	R. Shimodo Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	7	19
42	H. Hatao Centre-back	Kanazawa	36	7	6
43	T. Miyabe Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	6	19
44	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	6	35
45	T. Fujitani Centre-back	Fukushima United	30	6	14
46	K. Matsuda Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	656.8%	3223.5%
47	K. Fukumiya Centre-back	Kochi United	28	5	17
48	K. Ishii Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	31	5	10
49	S. Takahashi Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	34	5	6
50	M. Kamekawa Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	33	573.1%	1053.9%