Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in J2 League 2026

The most valuable U21 defenders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Umeki of Imabari is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.6, and K. Konomi has been the form player this season, grading 11.7.

By our market-value index, Kang Min-Woo of Kataller Toyama is the most valuable name in this group at 6.1.

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	Player	Team
1	Kang Min-Woo Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	20	6.1	410.5%	4012.9%
2	R. Umeki Centre-back	Imabari	21	6.1	4	38
3	Shunsuke Ono Centre-back	Oita Trinita	21	5.6	0	33
4	H. Saito Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	20	5.6	0	36
5	F. Kitajima Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	20	5.4	0100%	3516.4%
6	Toraji Chiba Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	20	5.4	0	35
7	S. Yoshida Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	20	5.3	0	35
8	R. Isshiki Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	20	5.3	0	35
9	S. Yano Centre-back	Oita Trinita	20	5.3	0	34
10	S. Sakai Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	19	5.3	0	36
11	Y. Kuroki Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	18	5.2	0	37
12	Hyun Woo-Been Centre-back	Iwaki	20	5.2	0	35
13	T. Sugawara Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	19	5.2	0	35
14	K. Sakamoto Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	20	5.2	0	35
15	K. Konomi Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	19	5.1	12	28
16	K. Hayashi Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	20	5.1	0	25
17	Tsukuda Sota Centre-back	Yokohama FC	18	5.1	0	38
18	Y. Kai Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	19	5	0	36
19	Lee Young-Jun Centre-back	Imabari	20	5	0	35
20	K. Kubota Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	19	4.9	0	35
21	A. Takeda Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	19	4.8	0	36
22	R. Miyamura Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	18	4.6	0	37