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Most Improved defenders This Season in J2 League

The most improved defenders in J2 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Ichihara of Omiya Ardija is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.6, and N. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 17.6, and Ryo Nakamura leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Yamakoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +10.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Yamada of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 7.1.

Best talent
R. Ichihara39.6RTG
Omiya Ardija
In form
N. Yamada17.6SsN
Tokushima Vortis
Rising potential
K. Yamakoshi-6RTG
Tokushima Vortis · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
K. Yamakoshi+10.9SsN
Tokushima Vortis · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Ryo Nakamura2goals
Fujieda MYFC
Most valuable
N. Yamada7.1val
Tokushima Vortis
25 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1K. YamakoshiCentre-backTokushima Vortis33+10.9
24/25→25/26
15265.9%1234.1%
2T. IidaCentre-backMito Hollyhock31+9.1
22/23→25/26
12293.5%1844.1%
3D. SuzukiCentre-backJEF United Chiba36+5.1
20/21→25/26
1278.5%1054%
4ElsinhoCentre-backTokushima Vortis36+4.4
21/22→25/26
1639.3%953.3%
5K. TakahataCentre-backV-varen Nagasaki25+3.4
24/25→25/26
7106.2%3717.6%
6Danilo CardosoCentre-backImabari29+2.4
22/23→25/26
758.5%2259.7%
7K. MatsudaCentre-backRenofa Yamaguchi26+2.1
24/25→25/26
656.8%3223.5%
8DerlanCentre-backOita Trinita30+1.7
21/22→25/26
923.6%1964.7%
9Y. HakamataCentre-backRoasso Kumamoto30+1.2
24/25→25/26
625.5%1938.5%
10R. EndoCentre-backIwaki28+0.6
24/25→25/26
514%2731.1%
11H. TeruyamaCentre-backV-varen Nagasaki25+0.3
21/22→25/26
47.9%3621%
12Matheus PereiraCentre-backOita Trinita29+0.1
21/22→25/26
71.4%2147.6%
13T. AbeCentre-backMontedio Yamagata29-0.4
21/22→25/26
310.5%2343.4%
14Y. TakagiCentre-backTokushima Vortis28-0.9
21/22→25/26
126.8%2744.6%
15R. IeizumiCentre-backConsadole Sapporo26-2
24/25→25/26
433.9%3318.9%
16Eduardo ManchaCentre-backVentforet Kofu30-6
21/22→25/26
843.8%1858.3%
17R. TakaoCentre-backConsadole Sapporo29-7.2
24/25→25/26
467.3%2339.8%
18K. MatsubaraCentre-backJubilo Iwata29-9.2
24/25→25/26
659.7%2348.3%
19M. KamekawaCentre-backRenofa Yamaguchi33-13.3
24/25→25/26
573.1%1053.9%
20Y. KoideCentre-backVentforet Kofu31-14.5
21/22→25/26
766.5%1563.9%
21K. ToriumiCentre-backJEF United Chiba31-15.2
24/25→25/26
1451.7%1846.5%
22T. NakamuraCentre-backConsadole Sapporo26-16.1
24/25→25/26
386.6%3232.6%
23T. MaseCentre-backVegalta Sendai28-19.3
21/22→25/26
1360.1%2748.6%
24EduardoCentre-backV-varen Nagasaki33-21.6
24/25→25/26
484.4%1159.3%
25Ricardo GraçaCentre-backJubilo Iwata29-23.5
24/25→25/26
777%2246.7%