Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable centre-backs in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Kim Tae-Hyeon of Kashima is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.1, and J. Sumiyoshi has been the form player this season, grading 38, and R. Kikuchi leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Sumiyoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 on last season, while Kim Tae-Hyeon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Kim Tae-Hyeon of Kashima is the most valuable name in this group at 18.1.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Sumiyoshi+29.2SsN

Shimizu S-pulse · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	25	18.1	3178.4%	527.6%
2	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	14	15±0%	47±0%
3	Kim Ju-Sung Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	13.6	1446.3%	472.3%
4	T. Inoue Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	13.2	106.6%	4620.3%
5	K. Takahata Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	12.6	7106.2%	3717.6%
6	K. Suwama Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	12.6	4	44
7	T. Takahashi Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.6	5	36
8	K. Nemoto Centre-back	Urawa	23	12.4	7	47
9	H. Omori Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	23	12.4	2717.3%	4973%
10	S. Okita Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	23	12.2	0	37
11	T. Ushizawa Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	25	12.1	5	35
12	K. Itakura Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	11.8	10±0%	38±0%
13	H. Inamura Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	11.7	9±0%	475.4%
14	Y. Hashimoto Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	24	11.7	17±0%	48±0%
15	I. Sekigawa Centre-back	Kashima	25	11.7	22±0%	47±0%
16	H. Mochizuki Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	24	11.6	25±0%	53±0%
17	K. Tsukui Centre-back	Kashima	22	11.4	16±0%	51±0%
18	S. Nakano Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	23	11.3	6±0%	455.6%
19	K. Suzuki Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	24	11.3	3±0%	422.2%
20	Weverton Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	23	11.3	3	41
21	J. Sumiyoshi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	11.2	38331.8%	3914.4%
22	Ginjiro Ikegaya Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	22	11.2	1	43
23	K. Kudo Centre-back	Urawa	23	11.1	25±0%	513.4%
24	T. Yamasaki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	11.1	4±0%	42±0%
25	Pedro Romano Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	25	11.1	2	40
26	Kim Moon-Hyeon Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	24	11.1	0	41
27	S. Kanta Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	19	11	4	45
28	H. Fujii Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	25	10.9	8±0%	43±0%
29	K. Nagata Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	23	10.9	0	43±0%
30	H. Okuda Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	10.9	16±0%	50±0%
31	M. Sako Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	23	10.8	0	40
32	T. Tabira Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	25	10.8	0	33
33	S. Miura Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	25	10.8	21±0%	52±0%
34	R. Irie Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	21	10.7	0	44
35	R. Kuboniwa Centre-back	JEF United Chiba	24	10.6	0	34
36	Y. Ozaki Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	23	10.5	4600%	3816.2%
37	Y. Egawa Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	10.5	3±0%	35±0%
38	Y. Ueda Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	22	10.4	0	44
39	T. Watanabe Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	10.4	634.5%	3424.7%
40	K. Doi Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	21	10.4	206.6%	4316%
41	R. Noguchi Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	20	10.4	0	42
42	K. Mikuni Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	26	10.3	18±0%	452.3%
43	Y. Ono Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	20	10.3	0	37
44	H. Shirai Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	10.3	0	33
45	I. Shu Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	20	10.2	0	44
46	H. Taniguchi Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	10.1	57±0%	515.2%
47	M. Sato Centre-back	Kashima	19	10.1	0	47
48	K. Abe Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	26	10	0	36
49	S. Yaguchi Centre-back	JEF United Chiba	21	10	0	36
50	S. Sasaki Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	26	10	5±0%	38±0%