Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in J3 League 2026

The most valuable defenders in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Ri Thae-Ha of Roasso Kumamoto is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.4, and R. Kawakami has been the form player this season, grading 24.2, and Y. Tsukegi leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Hasegawa has improved his Season rating most, up +9.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Iwasaki of Tochigi SC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.6.

Matsumoto Yamaga · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Y. Hasegawa+9.1SsN

Parceiro Nagano · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	4.6	21	29
2	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	4.3	18±0%	28±0%
3	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	27	4.1	21	24
4	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	4.1	16	26
5	H. Sugii Full-back	Kagoshima United	26	4	15	27
6	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	4	17	24
7	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	4	18	29
8	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Osaka	24	3.9	13	28
9	R. Kamihashi Full-back	Kitakyushu	24	3.8	0	45
10	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	3.6	14	22
11	S. Suzuki Full-back	Kochi United	25	3.3	13	27
12	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	3.3	12	23
13	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	3.3	12	26
14	R. Yamauchi Centre-back	Sagamihara	23	3.1	2	36
15	D. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	27	3	12265.6%	2349.8%
16	S. Kozuki Full-back	Kochi United	26	3	13	25
17	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	27	2.9	11	22
18	D. Fukagawa Centre-back	Kochi United	27	2.8	10	20
19	S. Sagou Full-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	24	2.7	10	26
20	S. Nose Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	2.7	9	25
21	R. Yamamoto Full-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	2.7	9	23
22	Daiki Higuchi Full-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	2.7	10	25
23	R. Araki Full-back	FC Ryukyu	25	2.7	10	28
24	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	23	2.6	11	27
25	H. Oshima Full-back	Gainare Tottori	26	2.6	9	24
26	S. Nagano Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	20	2.5	10	27
27	N. Suzu Centre-back	Fukushima United	26	2.5	10	24
28	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	2.4	7	27
29	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	2.4	6	35
30	J. Ninomiya Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	2.4	9	26
31	G. Matsumura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	2.4	9	24
32	Shohei Ogushi Full-back	FC Gifu	23	2.4	3	25
33	Yu Ye-Chan Centre-back	Nara Club	25	2.3	5	25
34	Y. Tanabe Centre-back	Kochi United	24	2.3	5	24
35	K. Abe Centre-back	Tochigi SC	27	2.3	2	2638.3%
36	K. Yamahara Centre-back	Ehime FC	25	2.3	2	33
37	R. Tagashira Centre-back	Nara Club	24	2.3	5	26
38	D. Hirase Centre-back	FC Gifu	25	2.2	3	2346.6%
39	R. Higashi Centre-back	Tochigi SC	22	2.2	5	27
40	K. Matsuda Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	2.2	656.8%	3223.5%
41	G. Sehata Full-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	2.2	8	24
42	Kosuke Kawashima Centre-back	Kagoshima United	24	2.2	2	25
43	Hayate Toma Centre-back	Fukushima United	24	2.2	2	25
44	Kazuya Kanazawa Centre-back	Ehime FC	23	2.2	0	32
45	H. Sato Centre-back	Nara Club	23	2.2	3	25
46	S. Miyawaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.2	8	25
47	K. Sakamoto Centre-back	Osaka	25	2.1	3	25
48	D. Ichimaru Full-back	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.1	5	24
49	S. Mihara Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	2.1	12	25
50	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	2.1	15	19