Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in J3 League 2026

The most valuable defenders in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Ri Thae-Ha of Roasso Kumamoto is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.4, 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: Y. Hasegawa has improved his Season rating most, up +9.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Iwasaki of Tochigi SC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.6.

Matsumoto Yamaga · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Y. Hasegawa+9.1SsN

Parceiro Nagano · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	4.6	21	29
2	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	4.3	18±0%	28±0%
3	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	4.1	16	26
4	K. Minoda Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	4	44	2832.6%
5	H. Sugii Full-back	Kagoshima United	26	4	15	27
6	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	4	18±0%	29±0%
7	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	3.9	17	24
8	R. Kamihashi Full-back	Kitakyushu	24	3.8	0	45
9	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	3.6	14	22
10	H. Sugita Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	3.3	12	26
11	G. Egawa Centre-back	Kagoshima United	26	3.3	12	26
12	M. Kaneura Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	26	3.3	12	23
13	R. Yamauchi Centre-back	Sagamihara	23	3.1	2	36
14	S. Kozuki Full-back	Kochi United	26	3	13	25
15	Ryo Nakamura Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	2.9	0	33
16	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	27	2.9	11	22
17	R. Araki Full-back	FC Ryukyu	25	2.9	10	28
18	D. Fukagawa Centre-back	Kochi United	27	2.8	10	20
19	R. Yamamoto Full-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	2.7	9	23
20	S. Nose Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	2.7	9	25
21	R. Abe Centre-back	Ehime FC	25	2.7	0	31
22	S. Sagou Full-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	24	2.7	10	26
23	Daiki Higuchi Full-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	2.7	10	25
24	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	23	2.6	11	27
25	H. Oshima Full-back	Gainare Tottori	26	2.6	9	24
26	F. Kitajima Centre-back	FC Gifu	20	2.6	0100%	3516.4%
27	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	2.5	6	35
28	N. Suzu Centre-back	Fukushima United	26	2.5	10	24
29	M. Uehara Centre-back	Fukushima United	27	2.4	2	27
30	G. Matsumura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	2.4	9	24
31	Shohei Ogushi Full-back	FC Gifu	24	2.4	3	25
32	A. Yoshida Centre-back	Nara Club	26	2.4	0100%	2831.3%
33	J. Ninomiya Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	22	2.4	9	26
34	R. Tagashira Centre-back	Nara Club	24	2.3	5	26
35	K. Abe Centre-back	Tochigi SC	27	2.3	2	2638.3%
36	Y. Tanabe Centre-back	Kochi United	24	2.3	5	24
37	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	28	2.3	21	24
38	Kosuke Kawashima Centre-back	Kagoshima United	24	2.3	2	25
39	K. Matsuda Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	2.3	656.8%	3223.5%
40	Yu Ye-Chan Centre-back	Nara Club	25	2.3	5	25
41	J. Ikoma Centre-back	Kitakyushu	27	2.3	0	26
42	R. Higashi Centre-back	Tochigi SC	22	2.2	5	27
43	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	2.2	7	27
44	G. Sehata Full-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	2.2	8	24
45	Hayate Toma Centre-back	Fukushima United	24	2.2	2	25
46	Kazuya Kanazawa Centre-back	Ehime FC	23	2.2	0	32
47	H. Sato Centre-back	Nara Club	23	2.2	3	25
48	S. Miyawaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.2	8	25
49	D. Hirase Centre-back	FC Gifu	25	2.1	3	2346.6%
50	Kim Moon-Hyeon Centre-back	Kagoshima United	24	2.1	0	41