Most Improved defenders This Season in J3 League
The most improved defenders in J3 League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Iwasaki of Tochigi SC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 28.7, and T. Shirai has been the form player this season, grading 38.9, 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 +9.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, K. Minoda of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 3.8.
6 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. HasegawaFull-back |  Parceiro Nagano | 29 | +9.1 21/22→25/26 | 16124.7% | 1760.8% |
| 2 | A. IbayashiFull-back |  Kamatamare Sanuki | 35 | +6.2 22/23→25/26 | 7885.7% | 664% |
| 3 | D. SuzukiCentre-back |  Nara Club | 30 | +3.7 21/22→25/26 | 7115.6% | 1563.4% |
| 4 | R. OkuiCentre-back |  Tochigi City | 36 | +3.3 21/22→25/26 | 1430.8% | 766% |
| 5 | M. JonjićCentre-back | Tochigi City | 35 | -3.9 24/25→25/26 | 1718.9% | 857% |
| 6 | N. YamamotoCentre-back |  Kanazawa | 31 | -5.9 22/23→25/26 | 1134.7% | 1464% |