Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable defenders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.5, and K. Anzai has been the form player this season, grading 50.4, and Y. Kimoto leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Inamura has improved his Season rating most, up +35.3 on last season, while R. Handa'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, R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the most valuable name in this group at 20.7.

Gamba Osaka · 24/25→25/26

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H. Inamura+35.3SsN

FC Tokyo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	20.7	4666.1%	577%
2	K. Suwama Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	19.7	43	44
3	H. Inamura Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	17.3	38303.2%	475.4%
4	Matheus Thuler Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	17.1	375.9%	45±0%
5	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	25	14.3	2780.7%	472.9%
6	T. Inoue Full-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	14	30229.7%	4620.3%
7	H. Omori Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	24	13.5	2013.7%	4973%
8	H. Mochizuki Full-back	Machida Zelvia	25	13.5	771.8%	532.5%
9	R. Tsunoda Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	13.4	29111.5%	38±0%
10	Pedro Romano Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	25	13.4	12	49
11	K. Nemoto Centre-back	Urawa	23	13.1	927.9%	47±0%
12	K. Bangnagande Full-back	FC Tokyo	25	13.1	21213.6%	433.1%
13	R. Omori Full-back	FC Tokyo	24	12.9	513.3%	4622.7%
14	K. Tsukui Full-back	Kashima	22	12.9	756.8%	51±0%
15	H. Fujii Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	25	12.8	1352.4%	43±0%
16	Y. Yamanouchi Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	22	12.7	8	48
17	H. Okuda Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	12.5	158%	50±0%
18	K. Hayashi Full-back	Urawa	25	12.4	586%	540.6%
19	A. Ohata Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	12.4	23294.7%	43±0%
20	K. Suzuki Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	24	12.4	15400%	422.2%
21	K. Kudo Centre-back	Urawa	23	12.4	870.4%	513.4%
22	Y. Hashimoto Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	24	12.4	853.6%	48±0%
23	K. Itakura Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.4	643.4%	38±0%
24	S. Tanabe Full-back	Tokyo Verdy	24	12.2	71320%	454.2%
25	Y. Miyamoto Centre-back	Urawa	26	12.1	2224.1%	492%
26	S. Miura Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	12.1	1053.8%	528.1%
27	Weverton Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	23	12	9	44
28	Kim Ju-Sung Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	11.9	654.7%	471.9%
29	A. Sasaki Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	11.8	1068.3%	50±0%
30	K. Nagata Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	24	11.7	10	432.1%
31	Y. Ishida Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	23	11.7	512.1%	38±0%
32	K. Sato Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	26	11.7	970.3%	47±0%
33	H. Yamamoto Full-back	Mito Hollyhock	23	11.6	183.8%	40±0%
34	T. Ushizawa Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	25	11.6	12	35
35	T. Kuwata Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	24	11.5	0	42
36	S. Okita Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	11.5	0	37
37	S. Baba Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	25	11.5	193.5%	46±0%
38	M. Sako Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	23	11.5	7	40
39	I. Sekigawa Centre-back	Kashima	26	11.4	1534.4%	478.7%
40	Mateus Brunetti Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	26	11.3	1587.3%	38±0%
41	S. Nagano Centre-back	FC Tokyo	20	11.2	911.5%	27±0%
42	Baek In-Hwan Centre-back	FC Tokyo	21	11.2	0	1
43	H. Ishihara Centre-back	FC Tokyo	27	11.2	2533%	432.1%
44	T. Yamasaki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	11.2	092.1%	42±0%
45	S. Nakano Full-back	Gamba Osaka	23	11.2	355.6%	455.6%
46	R. Yamahara Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	27	11.2	577.7%	443.5%
47	K. Doi Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	21	11.2	578.4%	4316%
48	T. Takahashi Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	11.1	738.8%	36±0%
49	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	26	11.1	680.9%	528.1%
50	S. Takagi Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	24	11.1	0100%	51±0%