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

K. Muroi of Ehime FC is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.4, and Y. Okada has been the form player this season, grading 25.1, and S. Tanaka leads the scoring with 9 goals.

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 4.6.

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	4.6	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	4.1	19	27
5	K. Muroi Centre-forward	Ehime FC	26	3.6	7	38
6	Manato Hyakuda Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	3.5	12	26
7	H. Konishi Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	3.4	12	27
8	Cheikh Diamanka Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	25	3.2	4	34
9	Seiichiro Kubo Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	25	3.2	3	36
10	Y. Toshida Centre-forward	Kanazawa	27	3.2	12±0%	2210.3%
11	T. Nakashima Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	3.1	338.5%	3527.1%
12	Sota Watanabe Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	3.1	11	27
13	H. Murakami Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	3	0	33
14	K. Buwanika Centre-forward	Kanazawa	23	3	0	34
15	Y. Murakami Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	25	2.9	3	3420.6%
16	T. Nakamura Centre-forward	Fukushima United	24	2.8	10	27
17	Y. Yashiki Centre-forward	FC Gifu	22	2.7	0	3322.2%
18	M. Handai Centre-forward	Roasso Kumamoto	24	2.6	8	36
19	S. Osaki Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	26	2.5	0	29
20	Y. Kondo Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	24	2.5	7	27
21	T. Osawa Centre-forward	Kanazawa	24	2.5	7	27
22	K. Sota Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	26	2.5	9	22
23	Y. Taguchi Centre-forward	Ehime FC	25	2.4	4	33
24	S. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Nara Club	27	2.4	3	28
25	S. Yoshizawa Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	27	2.4	8	21
26	B. Duncan Centre-forward	Ehime FC	23	2.3	3	34
27	S. Mochizuki Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	2.3	5	27
28	A. Ihara Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	25	2.3	5	23
29	N. Komazawa Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	2.2	9	27
30	Shota Tanaka Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	2.2	5	25
31	K. Ito Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	25	2.2	0	22
32	W. Suzuki Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	2.2	4	26
33	S. Kobori Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	2.2	0	25
34	A. Tanahashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	26	2.2	4	23
35	S. Hoshino Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	24	2.2	3	25
36	T. Suenaga Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	20	2.2	10	38
37	M. Yoshinaga Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	2.1	551.6%	2545.5%
38	K. Handa Centre-forward	Gainare Tottori	27	2.1	7	20
39	K. Shirawachi Centre-forward	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.1	7	25
40	H. Shoji Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	23	2.1	0	24
41	A. Kanehara Centre-forward	Kochi United	25	2.1	3	23
42	H. Kano Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	24	2.1	0	23
43	Y. Nagai Centre-forward	FC Gifu	23	2.1	0	23
44	K. Noyori Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	2.1	4	30
45	Hinata Mukai Centre-forward	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.1	5	24
46	Bak Keon-Woo Centre-forward	Ehime FC	25	2	0100%	3026.3%
47	C. Nduka Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	28	2	15	20
48	I. Kuribara Centre-forward	Sagamihara	25	2	0	22
49	Ji Seong-Min Centre-forward	Osaka	22	2	0	25
50	H. Wada Centre-forward	Osaka	25	2	0	23