Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in J2 League

The most valuable defenders in J2 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Ichihara of Omiya Ardija is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.6, and N. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 17.6, and Ryo Nakamura leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Yamakoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +10.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Yamada of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 7.1.

Tokushima Vortis · 24/25→25/26

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Tokushima Vortis · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	7.1	18	40
2	Y. Ishida Centre-back	Iwaki	23	6.9	6	38
3	K. Itakura Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	6.8	10	38
4	T. Inoue Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	23	6.8	9	386.9%
5	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Iwaki	24	6.7	6	37
6	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	24	6.7	10	37
7	S. Okita Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	23	6.6	0	37
8	R. Omori Centre-back	Imabari	24	6.6	6445.5%	3717.2%
9	K. Takahata Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	6.6	7106.2%	3717.6%
10	T. Takahashi Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	6.6	5	36
11	H. Hatahashi Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	24	6.5	2	36
12	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	6.5	13	36
13	R. Ichihara Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	21	6.4	7	40
14	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	6.4	9	3616.3%
15	H. Teruyama Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	6.4	47.9%	3621%
16	Y. Ozaki Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	23	6.4	4550%	3622.1%
17	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	6.4	6	35
18	Y. Egawa Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	6.3	3	3519.1%
19	R. Yamauchi Centre-back	Iwaki	23	6.3	2	35
20	H. Nodake Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	6.3	4	35
21	S. Omori Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	26	6.3	12	35
22	Kaique Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	6.3	8	35
23	T. Ushizawa Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	25	6.3	5	35
24	Y. Murakami Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	6.3	0	35
25	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Ehime FC	24	6.2	257.1%	3421.1%
26	S. Nishiya Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	24	6.2	4	34
27	K. Sekiguchi Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	6.2	3	35
28	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	6.1	121009.1%	3416.8%
29	K. Okamoto Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	22	6.1	2	36
30	S. Nishino Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	22	6.1	2142.9%	3614%
31	R. Yoshimura Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	23	6.1	0	34
32	R. Kuboniwa Centre-back	JEF United Chiba	24	6.1	0	34
33	Ryo Nakamura Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	24	6	0	33
34	Y. Mori Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	25	6	4	34
35	K. Sato Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	24	6	3	33
36	T. Ezaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	26	6	9	34
37	K. Yamahara Centre-back	Ehime FC	25	6	2	33
38	S. Ogawa Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	26	6	9	33
39	K. Fukui Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	6	0	33
40	M. Moyo Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	5.9	0	33
41	Y. Yamada Centre-back	Iwaki	25	5.9	32400%	3322.4%
42	R. Ieizumi Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	26	5.9	433.9%	3318.9%
43	T. Ando Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	22	5.9	0	34
44	S. Nagasawa Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	24	5.9	0100%	3318.9%
45	T. Tabira Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	25	5.9	0	33
46	H. Shirai Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	5.9	0	33
47	Y. Ueda Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	22	5.9	0	34
48	H. Ishii Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	5.9	0	33
49	Miki Inoue Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	25	5.9	6	33
50	S. Yaguchi Centre-back	JEF United Chiba	21	5.8	0	36