Top-Scoring centre-backs in J2 League

The top-scoring centre-backs in J2 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Ichihara of Omiya Ardija is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.6, and N. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 17.6, and Ryo Nakamura leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Yamakoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +10.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Yamada of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 7.1.

Tokushima Vortis · 24/25→25/26

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K. Yamakoshi+10.9SsN

Tokushima Vortis · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Ryo Nakamura Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	24	2	0	33
2	R. Hisadomi Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	35	2	4	8
3	T. Son Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	27	2	10	30
4	R. Ieizumi Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	26	2	433.9%	3318.9%
5	K. Kamiyama Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	26	2	6	32
6	R. Ichihara Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	21	1	7	40
7	K. Muramatsu Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	28	1	6	26
8	Derlan Centre-back	Oita Trinita	30	1	923.6%	1964.7%
9	H. Hatahashi Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	2	36
10	D. Suzuki Centre-back	JEF United Chiba	36	1	1278.5%	1054%
11	W. Iwashita Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	27	1	6480%	2925.5%
12	Y. Hakamata Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	30	1	625.5%	1938.5%
13	Y. Takagi Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	126.8%	2744.6%
14	R. Shimodo Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	1	7	19
15	K. Dohana Centre-back	Iwaki	27	1	4	29
16	R. Endo Centre-back	Iwaki	28	1	514%	2731.1%
17	M. Sugata Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	29	1	12	2439.6%
18	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	1	121009.1%	3416.8%
19	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Ehime FC	24	1	257.1%	3421.1%
20	H. Fukushima Centre-back	Ehime FC	26	1	167.4%	3030%
21	Eduardo Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	33	1	484.4%	1159.3%
22	T. Abe Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	29	1	310.5%	2343.4%
23	T. Iida Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	31	1	12293.5%	1844.1%
24	S. Okita Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	23	1	0	37
25	M. Hamada Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	36	1	6	8
26	R. Omori Centre-back	Imabari	24	1	6445.5%	3717.2%
27	I. Kawasaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	2	2526.3%
28	T. Inoue Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	23	1	9	386.9%
29	T. Kusumoto Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	30	1	2	17
30	K. Yamahara Centre-back	Ehime FC	25	1	2	33
31	M. Sekiguchi Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	28	1	4	27
32	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	24	1	10	37
33	S. Yoneda Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	30	1	5	19
34	Y. Murakami Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	1	0	35