Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable U21 defenders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Nagano of FC Tokyo is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 27.4, and E. Gyotoku leads the scoring with 1 goal.

By our market-value index, Baek In-Hwan of FC Tokyo is the most valuable name in this group at 11.1.

19 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Baek In-Hwan Centre-back	FC Tokyo	21	11.1	0	1
2	R. Irie Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	21	11.1	0	44
3	K. Doi Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	21	10.9	206.6%	4316%
4	I. Shu Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	20	10.3	0	44
5	H. Noda Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	20	10.3	1	44
6	R. Noguchi Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	20	10.2	0	42
7	K. Yamada Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	19	10.2	2	47
8	Atsushi Inagaki Full-back	Urawa	20	10.1	2	43
9	Y. Ono Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	20	10	0	37
10	S. Mori Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	19	10	3±0%	525.7%
11	R. Tadokoro Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	20	9.9	0	36
12	M. Sato Centre-back	Kashima	19	9.8	0	47
13	S. Kanta Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	19	9.7	4±0%	45±0%
14	H. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kashima	19	9.7	0	46
15	K. Nagoshi Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	19	9.4	0	37
16	Chimezie Kai Ezemuokwe Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	17	8.5	0	44
17	S. Nagano Centre-back	FC Tokyo	20	8.1	10	27
18	A. Motosuna Centre-back	Kashima	16	8	0	45
19	E. Gyotoku Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	21	6.7	8	26