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 R. Kawakami has been the form player this season, grading 24.2, and Y. Tsukegi leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Suzuki has improved his Season rating most, up +3.7 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

Most improved

D. Suzuki+3.7SsN

Nara Club · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kawakami Centre-back	Osaka	31	24	14
2	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	32	23	14
3	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	21	29
4	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	18±0%	28±0%
5	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	16	26
6	K. Tomita Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	15	15
7	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	15	20
8	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	15	19
9	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	14	22
10	T. Nonomura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	14	18
11	K. Chibu Centre-back	Kagoshima United	31	13	13
12	H. Nukui Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	29	13	18
13	D. Ogawa Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	34	124033.3%	742.1%
14	K. Inoue Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	12	24
15	S. Mihara Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	12	25
16	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	12	26
17	D. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	27	12265.6%	2349.8%
18	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	12	23
19	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	23	11	27
20	N. Yamamoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	1134.7%	1464%
21	R. Ohata Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	11	19
22	K. Kai Centre-back	FC Gifu	31	11	14
23	Y. Tsukegi Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	11	14
24	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	27	11	22
25	T. Shinozaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	28	11	18
26	S. Nagano Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	20	10	27
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	35	8	6
38	S. Miyawaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	24	8	25
39	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	7	27
40	D. Suzuki Centre-back	Nara Club	30	7115.6%	1563.4%
41	R. Shimodo Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	7	19
42	T. Yoshida Centre-back	Kochi United	28	7	17
43	H. Hatao Centre-back	Kanazawa	35	7	6
44	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	6	35
45	T. Miyabe Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	6	19
46	N. Imai Centre-back	Kochi United	29	6	15
47	T. Fujitani Centre-back	Fukushima United	30	6	14
48	K. Matsuda Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	656.8%	3223.5%
49	W. Iwashita Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	27	6480%	2925.5%
50	Y. Sawada Centre-back	Nara Club	27	6	20