Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in J2 League 2026

The most valuable defenders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and T. Shirai has been the form player this season, grading 38.9, and M. Jonjić leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +20.8 on last season, while S. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 11.5.

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Ito+20.8SsN

Yokohama FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Tanaka Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	22	11.5	196166.7%	5630.8%
2	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	11.1	18	40
3	H. Suzuki Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	10.5	21	26
4	K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	24	9.7	31	50
5	R. Nishio Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	25	9.3	1159.7%	523%
6	Y. Matsumoto Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	26	9.1	17	26
7	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	8.1	13	36
8	D. Kato Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	27	7.8	23	26
9	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	24	7.7	13	28
10	K. Kuroki Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	7.7	14	23
11	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	24	7.5	6	37
12	H. Uemura Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	25	7.4	389.6%	4319.5%
13	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	7.4	121009.1%	3416.8%
14	Y. Fujiwara Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	24	7.4	0	41
15	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	7.2	10±0%	363%
16	S. Matsumura Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	22	7.2	9443.7%	442.3%
17	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	24	7.1	9	3616.3%
18	S. Suzuki Full-back	Omiya Ardija	25	6.9	13	27
19	H. Nodake Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	6.9	4	35
20	S. Nishiya Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	25	6.9	4	33
21	Lee Dong-Hee Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	26	6.8	646.4%	3129.8%
22	H. Hatahashi Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	24	6.8	2	35
23	K. Kamiyama Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	26	6.8	6	32
24	S. Okaniwa Centre-back	Iwaki	26	6.6	92900%	3616.1%
25	S. Ogawa Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	26	6.6	9	33
26	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	6.6	257.1%	3715.2%
27	T. Ezaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	26	6.6	9	34
28	K. Konishi Centre-back	Tochigi City	24	6.5	4	25
29	K. Sekiguchi Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	6.5	3	35
30	Y. Murakami Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	6.5	0	35
31	H. Teruyama Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	6.4	4±0%	3815.2%
32	Y. Sato Centre-back	Tochigi City	28	6.4	24	22
33	K. Okamoto Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	22	6.4	2	36
34	S. Tanaka Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	6.4	5	26
35	Kaique Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	6.3	8	35
36	S. Nishino Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	22	6.2	2142.9%	3614%
37	Carlos Eduardo Centre-back	Tochigi City	25	6.2	2	24
38	T. Son Centre-back	Imabari	27	6.2	10	30
39	Y. Mori Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	26	6.2	4	31
40	S. Nakagawa Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	27	6.2	6	29
41	R. Mori Full-back	Albirex Niigata	25	6.1	12	28
42	Kang Min-Woo Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	20	6.1	410.5%	4012.9%
43	K. Sato Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	24	6.1	3	33
44	K. Fukui Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	6.1	0	33
45	H. Fukushima Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	26	6.1	265.1%	3422.4%
46	R. Umeki Centre-back	Imabari	21	6.1	4	38
47	Miki Inoue Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	25	6.1	6	33
48	K. Hosoi Centre-back	Yokohama FC	22	6.1	0	41
49	Y. Takeuchi Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	23	6.1	0	32
50	N. Takahashi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	25	6	190.3%	3818.2%