Defenders with the Most Assists in J1 League 2027

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

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At a glance

R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.5, and R. Kikuchi leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Sumiyoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 on last season, while Kim Tae-Hyeon's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the most valuable name in this group at 20.7.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Sumiyoshi+29.2SsN

Shimizu S-pulse · 23/24→25/26

23 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	K. Inoue Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	4	138.3%	3516.7%
2	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4	4666.1%	577%
3	K. Anzai Full-back	Kashima	31	4	2733.5%	2634.8%
4	Y. Nagatomo Full-back	FC Tokyo	39	2	2131%	1014.9%
5	Y. Nakayama Full-back	Machida Zelvia	29	2	29±0%	36±0%
6	Y. Matsunagane Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	21	1	6215.8%	3034%
7	M. Yamane Full-back	Urawa	32	1	2222.5%	173.1%
8	Kim Ju-Sung Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	1	1446.3%	472.3%
9	D. Fukazawa Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	28	1	34±0%	4014.5%
10	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	25	1	3178.4%	527.6%
11	Y. Maruyama Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	37	1	20304.1%	1122.2%
12	H. Motoyama Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	1	7	38
13	M. Tashiro Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	33	1	2839%	1743.1%
14	Y. Yamanouchi Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	22	1	4	48
15	Matheus Thuler Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	1	35±0%	45±0%
16	R. Ogawa Full-back	Kashima	29	1	18±0%	31±0%
17	R. Hatsuse Full-back	Gamba Osaka	29	1	3±0%	27±0%
18	T. Kishimoto Full-back	Gamba Osaka	29	1	10±0%	28±0%
19	T. Shiotani Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	37	1	43±0%	15±0%
20	T. Yamakawa Full-back	Vissel Kobe	28	1	45±0%	44±0%
21	S. Fukuda Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	25	1	21±0%	53±0%
22	R. Yamahara Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	27	1	22±0%	443.5%
23	Y. Suzuki Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	15	37