Most Valuable centre-forwards by Market Value in J3 League 2026

The most valuable centre-forwards in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Suenaga of Renofa Yamaguchi is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.6, and C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 36.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Nagai has improved his Season rating most, up +9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Igarashi of Tochigi SC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.7.

Kanazawa · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Nagai+9SsN

Kitakyushu · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	4.7	19	29
2	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	4.4	15	28
3	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	4.2	23	29
4	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	4	19	27
5	Manato Hyakuda Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	3.5	12	26
6	H. Konishi Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	3.4	12	27
7	Cheikh Diamanka Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	25	3.2	4	34
8	Y. Toshida Centre-forward	Kanazawa	27	3.2	12	2247.1%
9	T. Nakashima Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	3.1	338.5%	3527.1%
10	Sota Watanabe Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	3.1	11	27
11	Y. Murakami Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	25	2.9	3	3420.6%
12	T. Nakamura Centre-forward	Fukushima United	24	2.8	10	27
13	T. Osawa Centre-forward	Kanazawa	23	2.5	7	27
14	S. Osaki Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	26	2.5	0	29
15	K. Sota Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	26	2.5	9	22
16	M. Handai Centre-forward	Roasso Kumamoto	24	2.4	8	36
17	Y. Kondo Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	24	2.4	7	27
18	Y. Taguchi Centre-forward	Ehime FC	25	2.4	4	33
19	S. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Nara Club	27	2.4	3	28
20	S. Mochizuki Centre-forward	Osaka	25	2.3	5	27
21	B. Duncan Centre-forward	Ehime FC	23	2.3	3	34
22	Y. Uchida Centre-forward	Kochi United	21	2.2	6	26
23	H. Kano Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	23	2.2	0	23
24	K. Ito Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	25	2.2	0	22
25	T. Suenaga Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	20	2.2	10	38
26	Shota Tanaka Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	2.2	5	25
27	S. Hoshino Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	24	2.2	3	25
28	S. Kobori Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	2.2	0	25
29	A. Tanahashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	26	2.2	4	23
30	M. Yoshinaga Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	2.2	551.6%	2545.5%
31	N. Komazawa Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	2.2	9	27
32	C. Jennings Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	29	2.1	36	2618.6%
33	Aoto Nanamure Centre-forward	Osaka	20	2.1	4	29
34	K. Shirawachi Centre-forward	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.1	7	25
35	Hinata Mukai Centre-forward	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.1	5	24
36	A. Kanehara Centre-forward	Kochi United	25	2.1	3	23
37	S. Iwagishi Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	25	2.1	0	22
38	K. Handa Centre-forward	Gainare Tottori	27	2.1	7	20
39	Y. Nagai Centre-forward	FC Gifu	23	2.1	0	23
40	H. Shoji Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	2.1	0	24
41	R. Sugawara Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	26	2.1	0	22
42	A. Ihara Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	25	2.1	5	23
43	Lee Dong-Yeol Centre-forward	Osaka	22	2	0	25
44	Bak Keon-Woo Centre-forward	Ehime FC	25	2	0100%	3026.3%
45	D. Furukawa Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	2	7	30
46	H. Wada Centre-forward	Osaka	25	2	0	23
47	R. Ota Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	24	2	0	23
48	S. Joppu Centre-forward	Kochi United	23	2	0	22
49	I. Kuribara Centre-forward	Sagamihara	25	2	0	22
50	E. Fukui Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	23	2	0	22