Top-Scoring defenders in J1 League 2027
The top-scoring defenders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.5, and T. Koga has been the form player this season, grading 69.2, and Y. Kimoto leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Koga has improved his Season rating most, up +45.3 on last season, while R. Handa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the most valuable name in this group at 20.7.
21 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. KimotoCentre-back |  Mito Hollyhock | 33 | 2 | 87.1% | 915.3% |
| 2 | N. HayashiCentre-back |  Tokyo Verdy | 28 | 2 | 25±0% | 32±0% |
| 3 | E. GyotokuCentre-back | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 1 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | T. OuwejanFull-back |  Machida Zelvia | 29 | 1 | 5±0% | 38±0% |
| 5 | K. HayashiFull-back |  Urawa | 25 | 1 | 39±0% | 540.6% |
| 6 | D. SuzukiCentre-back |  JEF United Chiba | 36 | 1 | 1278.5% | 1054% |
| 7 | M. YuzawaFull-back |  Avispa Fukuoka | 32 | 1 | 13±0% | 17±0% |
| 8 | R. HandaFull-back |  Gamba Osaka | 24 | 1 | 4666.1% | 577% |
| 9 | S. OkitaCentre-back | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | S. NakataniFull-back | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 1 | 35±0% | 34±0% |
| 11 | Y. TatsutaCentre-back |  Fagiano Okayama | 28 | 1 | 33±0% | 38±0% |
| 12 | T. ShiotaniFull-back |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 37 | 1 | 43±0% | 15±0% |
| 13 | Y. SuzukiFull-back | Fagiano Okayama | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | D. OkamuraCentre-back | Machida Zelvia | 29 | 1 | 44±0% | 38±0% |
| 15 | T. YamakawaFull-back |  Vissel Kobe | 28 | 1 | 45±0% | 44±0% |
| 16 | T. MaseFull-back | Mito Hollyhock | 28 | 1 | 13±0% | 283.4% |
| 17 | H. OmoriCentre-back | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 1 | 2717.3% | 4973% |
| 18 | K. NemotoCentre-back | Urawa | 23 | 1 | 7±0% | 47±0% |
| 19 | T. InoueFull-back |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 1 | 106.6% | 4620.3% |
| 20 | H. MochizukiFull-back | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 1 | 25±0% | 53±0% |
| 21 | Y. SuzukiFull-back | Fagiano Okayama | 27 | 1 | 7 | 39 |