Most Valuable players by Market Value in J2 League 2026

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

Most valuable goalkeepers in J2 League Most valuable defenders in J2 League Most valuable midfielders in J2 League Most valuable attackers in J2 League Best players in J2 League Most in-form players in J2 League

At a glance

H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the standout for raw talent across players in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and S. Onishi has been the form player this season, grading 77.3, and K. Hashimoto leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 on last season, while T. Inui's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

M. Ito+29.2SsN

Yokohama FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Tanaka Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	12.1	4013366.7%	5630.8%
2	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	12	45	27
3	R. Shiohama Centre-forward	Sagan Tosu	26	11.3	39	38
4	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	11.1	37	40
5	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	10.8	36114.3%	4116.3%
6	H. Suzuki Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	10.5	35	26
7	K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	24	9.7	32	50
8	T. Yamamoto Goalkeeper	Imabari	25	9.7	42	28
9	R. Nishio Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	25	9.3	1834.3%	523%
10	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	9.3	31	29
11	Y. Matsumoto Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	26	9.1	30	26
12	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	9	30	29
13	L. Nozawa Winger	Jubilo Iwata	23	8.8	11172.5%	491.6%
14	K. Kuwayama Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	23	8.7	10	487.3%
15	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	8.7	35	25
16	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	8.6	36	27
17	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	8.1	27	36
18	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Iwaki	23	8	6	43
19	K. Fujii Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	25	8	27	39
20	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Iwaki	25	7.9	26	30
21	K. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	7.9	346%	4410.6%
22	M. Nakajima Centre-forward	Vegalta Sendai	27	7.9	26318%	445.6%
23	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	7.7	26	28
24	K. Kuroki Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	7.7	26	23
25	S. Toyama Winger	Consadole Sapporo	24	7.6	0	418.8%
26	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	24	7.5	12	37
27	K. Chiba Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	23	7.5	0100%	45±0%
28	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	7.5	19	46
29	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	7.4	252127.3%	3416.8%
30	H. Kamada Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	7.4	0	36
31	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	22	7.4	26362.5%	3034.3%
32	H. Uemura Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	25	7.4	777.4%	4319.5%
33	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	7.4	9184.4%	3625.5%
34	Y. Fujiwara Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	24	7.4	0	41
35	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	23	7.4	918.9%	4111%
36	R. Kimura Goalkeeper	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	7.3	0	41
37	H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	7.3	24	44
38	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	7.3	2099%	363%
39	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	7.2	73450%	3715.2%
40	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	7.2	25	28
41	G. Takenaka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	7.1	0	34
42	K. Ueda Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	24	7.1	0	35
43	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	24	7.1	18	3616.3%
44	S. Matsumura Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	22	7.1	16912.5%	442.3%
45	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	7	23	39
46	K. Arima Centre-forward	Oita Trinita	26	7	21	36
47	Toshiki Kawai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	7	8	26
48	S. Nishiya Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	25	7	8	33
49	M. Ohara Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	26	6.9	5614.3%	3810.6%
50	S. Suzuki Full-back	Omiya Ardija	25	6.9	23	27