Most Valuable players by Market Value in J3 League 2026

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

Most valuable goalkeepers in J3 League Most valuable defenders in J3 League Most valuable midfielders in J3 League Most valuable attackers in J3 League Best players in J3 League Most in-form players in J3 League

At a glance

R. Terakado of Kagoshima United is the standout for raw talent across players in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.5, and K. Minoda has been the form player this season, grading 43.9, and S. Tanaka leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Kabayama of Ehime FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.8.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	4.8	21	3318.8%
2	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	4.6	21	29
3	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	4.6	27	27
4	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	4.6	19	29
5	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	4.6	20	27
6	T. Yamamoto Goalkeeper	Osaka	25	4.6	26	28
7	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	4.6	17	29
8	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	4.4	17	2735.5%
9	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	4.4	15	28
10	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	4.3	16	28
11	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	4.3	18±0%	28±0%
12	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	4.3	15	27
13	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	4.3	23	26
14	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	4.3	20	29
15	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	4.2	16	27
16	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	4.2	23	29
17	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Kochi United	25	4.2	17	25
18	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	4.2	19	27
19	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	4.1	15	24
20	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	4.1	16	26
21	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	4.1	20474.3%	2640.9%
22	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	4.1	19	25
23	K. Minoda Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	4	44	2832.6%
24	H. Sugii Full-back	Kagoshima United	26	4	15	27
25	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	4	20	23
26	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	4	18±0%	29±0%
27	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	4	19	27
28	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	3.9	15	23
29	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Osaka	24	3.9	13	28
30	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	3.9	15	24
31	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	3.9	17	24
32	R. Kamihashi Full-back	Kitakyushu	24	3.8	0	45
33	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	3.8	13	26
34	M. Sugimoto Goalkeeper	Kitakyushu	25	3.7	14	2733.9%
35	K. Muroi Centre-forward	Ehime FC	26	3.6	7	38
36	T. Harigaya Defensive midfielder	Fukushima United	27	3.6	22	23
37	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	3.6	213333.3%	2539.8%
38	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	3.6	14	22
39	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	3.6	14	27
40	T. Myogan Defensive midfielder	Tochigi SC	22	3.5	0	43
41	Manato Hyakuda Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	3.5	12	26
42	R. Terakado Goalkeeper	Kagoshima United	23	3.4	3	40
43	H. Konishi Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	3.4	12	27
44	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	3.3	1338.8%	2548.3%
45	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	3.3	12	26
46	S. Suzuki Full-back	Kochi United	25	3.3	13	27
47	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	3.3	12	23
48	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	3.3	12	24
49	Y. Toshida Centre-forward	Kanazawa	27	3.2	12±0%	2210.3%
50	Cheikh Diamanka Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	25	3.2	4	34