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 38.9, 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 +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.

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Ito+20.8SsN

Yokohama FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Jonjić Centre-back	Tochigi City	35	3	1718.9%	857%
2	T. Son Centre-back	Imabari	27	2	10	30
3	R. Nozawa Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	27	2	11	26
4	M. Ito Centre-back	Yokohama FC	33	2	32192.6%	1714.8%
5	K. Kuroki Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	2	14	23
6	Y. Suzuki Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	32	2	2926.6%	2426.9%
7	R. Hisadomi Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	35	2	4	8
8	K. Kamiyama Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	26	2	6	32
9	Y. Hakamata Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	30	1	634%	2325.5%
10	W. Iwashita Centre-back	Iwaki	27	1	6480%	2925.5%
11	Y. Horigome Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	32	1	1628.8%	2224.4%
12	R. Okui Centre-back	Tochigi City	36	1	1430.8%	766%
13	Y. Sato Centre-back	Tochigi City	28	1	24	22
14	R. Endo Centre-back	Iwaki	28	1	514%	2731.1%
15	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	24	1	13	28
16	S. Suzuki Full-back	Omiya Ardija	25	1	13	27
17	M. Hamada Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	36	1	6	8
18	H. Fukushima Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	26	1	265.1%	3422.4%
19	K. Dohana Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	4	29
20	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	1	257.1%	3715.2%
21	K. Muramatsu Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	29	1	6	26
22	H. Hatahashi Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	2	35
23	I. Kawasaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	2	2526.3%
24	D. Kato Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	27	1	23	26
25	T. Shirai Full-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	1	39	19
26	H. Yukie Centre-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	1	29	16
27	T. Kusumoto Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	30	1	2	17
28	Y. Takagi Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	126.8%	2744.6%
29	M. Sugata Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	29	1	12	2439.6%
30	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	1	121009.1%	3416.8%
31	M. Fitzgerald Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	37	1	1636.6%	1331.6%
32	J. Soma Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	1	6	25
33	T. Abe Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	29	1	310.5%	2343.4%
34	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	1	10±0%	363%
35	Y. Murakami Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	24	1	0	35
36	K. Tachi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	28	1	121277.8%	329.8%