Top-Scoring centre-backs in J1 League 2027
The top-scoring centre-backs in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Taniguchi of Kawasaki Frontale is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.5, and A. Scholz has been the form player this season, grading 46.1, 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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, K. Suwama of Yokohama F. Marinos is the most valuable name in this group at 19.7.
12 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. KimotoCentre-back |  Mito Hollyhock | 33 | 2 | 544.7% | 915.3% |
| 2 | N. HayashiCentre-back |  Tokyo Verdy | 28 | 2 | 1445.4% | 32±0% |
| 3 | Pedro RomanoCentre-back |  Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 2 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | E. GyotokuCentre-back | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 1 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | Y. HondaCentre-back |  Shimizu S-pulse | 35 | 1 | 1528.9% | 135.1% |
| 6 | H. SugaiCentre-back | Shimizu S-pulse | 28 | 1 | 1360.1% | 455.9% |
| 7 | S. OkitaCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | J. QuiñónesCentre-back |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 1 | 45101.3% | 31±0% |
| 9 | A. ScholzCentre-back |  FC Tokyo | 34 | 1 | 46127.1% | 16±0% |
| 10 | H. FujiiCentre-back |  Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 1 | 1352.4% | 43±0% |
| 11 | H. OmoriCentre-back |  Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 1 | 2013.7% | 4973% |
| 12 | K. NemotoCentre-back |  Urawa | 23 | 1 | 927.9% | 47±0% |