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.
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 21.4.
By our market-value index, R. Umeki of Imabari is the most valuable name in this group at 6.2.
20 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. UmekiCentre-back |  Imabari | 21 | 6.2 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Kang Min-WooCentre-back | Kataller Toyama | 20 | 6.1 | 9126.3% | 4012.9% |
| 3 | Shunsuke OnoCentre-back |  Oita Trinita | 21 | 5.7 | 0 | 33 |
| 4 | H. SaitoCentre-back |  Omiya Ardija | 20 | 5.6 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | S. YoshidaCentre-back |  Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 5.6 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | R. IsshikiCentre-back | Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 5.6 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Hyun Woo-BeenCentre-back |  Iwaki | 20 | 5.4 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | S. YanoCentre-back | Oita Trinita | 20 | 5.4 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | K. HayashiCentre-back |  Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 20 | 5.3 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | Toraji ChibaCentre-back | Montedio Yamagata | 20 | 5.2 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | A. TakedaCentre-back | Tokushima Vortis | 20 | 5.2 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | K. KonomiCentre-back |  Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 5.1 | 21 | 28 |
| 13 | K. SakamotoCentre-back | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 5.1 | 0 | 35 |
| 14 | Tsukuda SotaCentre-back |  Yokohama FC | 18 | 5.1 | 0 | 38 |
| 15 | Lee Young-JunCentre-back | Imabari | 20 | 5.1 | 0 | 35 |
| 16 | Y. KaiCentre-back |  Jubilo Iwata | 19 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
| 17 | R. MiyamuraCentre-back |  Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
| 18 | K. KubotaCentre-back | Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 4.9 | 0 | 35 |
| 19 | T. SugawaraCentre-back |  Montedio Yamagata | 19 | 4.9 | 0 | 35 |
| 20 | Y. KurokiCentre-back |  Sagan Tosu | 18 | 4.8 | 0 | 37 |