Top-Scoring defenders in J2 League 2026

The top-scoring defenders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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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 T. Shirai has been the form player this season, grading 66.2, and M. Jonjić leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 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.

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Ito+29.2SsN

Yokohama FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Jonjić Centre-back	Tochigi City	35	3	3777.2%	857%
2	R. Nozawa Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	27	2	19	26
3	R. Hisadomi Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	35	2	8	8
4	Y. Suzuki Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	32	2	2827.9%	2426.9%
5	K. Kuroki Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	2	26	23
6	M. Ito Centre-back	Yokohama FC	34	2	40270.4%	1714.8%
7	T. Son Centre-back	Imabari	27	2	21	30
8	K. Kamiyama Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	26	2	13	32
9	Y. Hakamata Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	30	1	12148.9%	2325.5%
10	W. Iwashita Centre-back	Iwaki	27	1	121060%	2925.5%
11	Y. Horigome Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	32	1	25101.6%	2224.4%
12	R. Endo Centre-back	Iwaki	28	1	886%	2731.1%
13	Y. Takagi Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	2695.5%	2744.6%
14	T. Kusumoto Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	30	1	5	17
15	M. Sugata Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	29	1	24	2439.6%
16	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	1	252127.3%	3416.8%
17	T. Shirai Full-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	1	66	19
18	H. Yukie Centre-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	1	57	16
19	I. Kawasaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	5	2526.3%
20	D. Kato Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	34	26
21	K. Muramatsu Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	29	1	12	26
22	H. Hatahashi Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	4	35
23	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	1	314.3%	3715.2%
24	K. Dohana Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	8	29
25	H. Fukushima Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	26	1	337.2%	3422.4%
26	S. Suzuki Full-back	Omiya Ardija	25	1	23	27
27	M. Hamada Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	36	1	10	8
28	M. Fitzgerald Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	38	1	1829.9%	1331.6%
29	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	1	26	28
30	J. Soma Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	1	10	25
31	T. Abe Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	29	1	778.9%	2343.4%
32	R. Okui Centre-back	Tochigi City	36	1	31186.9%	766%
33	Y. Sato Centre-back	Tochigi City	28	1	41	22
34	Y. Murakami Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	1	0	35
35	K. Tachi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	28	1	232477.8%	329.8%
36	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	1	2099%	363%