Defenders with the Most Assists in J2 League 2026
The most creative defenders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and K. Minoda has been the form player this season, grading 43.9, and G. Egawa leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +20.8 on last season, while S. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 11.5.
13 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. FukumoriFull-back |  Consadole Sapporo | 33 | 2 | 2973.4% | 1738.1% |
| 2 | T. ShiraiFull-back |  Vanraure Hachinohe | 29 | 2 | 39 | 19 |
| 3 | Y. ShimokawaFull-back |  Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | K. ShimboFull-back |  Yokohama FC | 24 | 2 | 31 | 50 |
| 5 | R. MoriFull-back | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | R. NishioCentre-back |  Omiya Ardija | 25 | 1 | 1159.7% | 523% |
| 7 | Y. SuzukiCentre-back |  Shonan Bellmare | 32 | 1 | 2926.6% | 2426.9% |
| 8 | Y. HorigomeCentre-back | Consadole Sapporo | 31 | 1 | 1628.8% | 2224.4% |
| 9 | A. SimmonsFull-back | Tochigi City | 23 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
| 10 | K. YamazakiCentre-back | Jubilo Iwata | 30 | 1 | 2912% | 3310.7% |
| 11 | S. FujiwaraFull-back |  Albirex Niigata | 30 | 1 | 2936.9% | 3126.6% |
| 12 | R. NozawaCentre-back |  Ventforet Kofu | 27 | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 13 | H. SuzukiCentre-back |  Tochigi City | 26 | 1 | 21 | 26 |