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 K. Anzai has been the form player this season, grading 50.4, and Y. Kimoto leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Inamura has improved his Season rating most, up +35.3 on last season, while R. Handa'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.

Gamba Osaka · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

H. Inamura+35.3SsN

FC Tokyo · 24/25→25/26

32 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	K. Anzai Full-back	Kashima	31	4	5022.3%	2634.8%
2	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4	4666.1%	577%
3	Diego Full-back	Vissel Kobe	31	2	3874.1%	2815.4%
4	D. Fukazawa Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	28	2	295%	4014.5%
5	T. Kishimoto Full-back	Gamba Osaka	29	2	1436.3%	28±0%
6	R. Yamahara Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	27	2	577.7%	443.5%
7	S. Miura Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	2	1053.8%	528.1%
8	K. Bangnagande Full-back	FC Tokyo	25	2	21213.6%	433.1%
9	Y. Matsunagane Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	22	1	10442.1%	3034%
10	R. Hirose Full-back	Kashima	31	1	1542.1%	2917.6%
11	H. Motoyama Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	1	14100%	387.3%
12	Y. Yamanouchi Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	22	1	8	48
13	S. Muroya Full-back	FC Tokyo	32	1	34101.8%	19±0%
14	N. Ueda Full-back	Kashima	32	1	1962.1%	34±0%
15	Matheus Thuler Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	1	375.9%	45±0%
16	R. Ogawa Full-back	Kashima	29	1	2119.4%	31±0%
17	S. Nakatani Full-back	Gamba Osaka	30	1	1072.5%	34±0%
18	R. Hatsuse Full-back	Gamba Osaka	29	1	12342.3%	27±0%
19	Y. Tatsuta Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	28	1	1264.2%	38±0%
20	T. Shiotani Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	37	1	783.1%	15±0%
21	Y. Suzuki Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	28	1	15	27
22	D. Okamura Full-back	Machida Zelvia	29	1	1566.3%	38±0%
23	R. Omori Full-back	FC Tokyo	24	1	513.3%	4622.7%
24	T. Yamakawa Full-back	Vissel Kobe	29	1	2934.6%	4410.3%
25	K. Sato Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	26	1	970.3%	47±0%
26	S. Omori Full-back	Mito Hollyhock	27	1	376.2%	35±0%
27	T. Inoue Full-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	1	30229.7%	4620.3%
28	H. Mochizuki Full-back	Machida Zelvia	25	1	771.8%	532.5%
29	K. Tsukui Full-back	Kashima	22	1	756.8%	51±0%
30	A. Sasaki Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	1	1068.3%	50±0%
31	H. Okuda Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	1	158%	50±0%
32	Y. Suzuki Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	7	38