Most In-Form defenders in J3 League 2026

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

Most in-form goalkeepers in J3 League Most in-form midfielders in J3 League Most in-form attackers in J3 League Best defenders in J3 League Top-scoring defenders in J3 League Most valuable defenders in J3 League

At a glance

Ri Thae-Ha of Roasso Kumamoto is the standout for raw talent across defenders 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: Y. Hasegawa has improved his Season rating most, up +22.1 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 4.4.

Matsumoto Yamaga · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Y. Hasegawa+22.1SsN

Parceiro Nagano · 21/22→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	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	28	36	24
5	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	24	35	29
6	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	33	24
7	S. Tachino Full-back	Osaka	33	33	9
8	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	30	20
9	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	3068.2%	28±0%
10	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	29	19
11	Y. Hasegawa Full-back	Parceiro Nagano	29	29302.7%	1760.8%
12	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	29	22
13	T. Nonomura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	28	18
14	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	28	26
15	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	2856.1%	29±0%
16	H. Sugii Full-back	Kagoshima United	26	28	27
17	K. Chibu Centre-back	Kagoshima United	31	26	13
18	K. Tomita Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	25	15
19	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	24	26
20	G. Egawa Centre-back	Kagoshima United	26	23	26
21	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	23	23
22	K. Kitazume Full-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	34	22220%	1627.4%
23	R. Ohata Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	29	22	19
24	H. Nukui Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	29	22	18
25	D. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	28	21553.1%	2349.8%
26	S. Kozuki Full-back	Kochi United	26	21	25
27	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	27	20	22
28	N. Yamamoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	2015.9%	1464%
29	D. Fukagawa Centre-back	Kochi United	27	20	20
30	K. Ikoma Full-back	Nara Club	28	19	20
31	S. Sagou Full-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	24	19	26
32	R. Yamamoto Full-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	19	23
33	S. Nose Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	19	25
34	Daiki Higuchi Full-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	19	25
35	Y. Ono Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	19	13
36	H. Oshima Full-back	Gainare Tottori	26	18	24
37	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	23	18	27
38	N. Suzu Centre-back	Fukushima United	26	18	24
39	K. Kai Centre-back	FC Gifu	31	17	14
40	J. Ninomiya Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	17	26
41	G. Matsumura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	17	24
42	J. Suzuki Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	30	17	15
43	Y. Tsukegi Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	17	14
44	M. Yamada Centre-back	Fukushima United	32	16	13
45	G. Sehata Full-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	15	24
46	Y. Okuda Centre-back	Nara Club	29	15	16
47	K. Sunamori Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	36	15	6
48	R. Araki Full-back	FC Ryukyu	25	15	28
49	Hayate Nagakura Full-back	Kanazawa	30	15	15
50	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	15	27