Top-Scoring defenders in J3 League

The top-scoring defenders in J3 League, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring midfielders in J3 League Top-scoring attackers in J3 League Best defenders in J3 League Most in-form defenders in J3 League Most valuable defenders in J3 League Most improved defenders in J3 League

At a glance

H. Iwasaki of Tochigi SC is the standout for raw talent across defenders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 28.7, and T. Shirai has been the form player this season, grading 38.9, 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, K. Minoda of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 3.8.

Kamatamare Sanuki · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Y. Hasegawa+9.1SsN

Parceiro Nagano · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	G. Egawa Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	26	6	12	26
2	M. Jonjić Centre-back	Tochigi City	35	3	1718.9%	857%
3	Y. Tsukegi Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	3	11	14
4	R. Araki Full-back	FC Ryukyu	25	3	10	28
5	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	2	15	20
6	S. Kozuki Full-back	Kochi United	26	2	13	25
7	K. Kuroki Centre-back	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	2	14	23
8	R. Nozawa Centre-back	FC Gifu	27	2	10	22
9	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	27	2	21	24
10	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	31	2	23	14
11	H. Sugii Full-back	Kagoshima United	26	2	15	27
12	S. Miyawaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2	8	25
13	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	2	18	29
14	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2	14	22
15	S. Nishikubo Centre-back	Sagamihara	23	1	276.3%	2544.8%
16	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	1	18	28
17	Y. Sato Centre-back	Tochigi City	28	1	24	22
18	K. Sakamoto Centre-back	Kitakyushu	25	1	3	24
19	J. Soma Centre-back	Kagoshima United	25	1	5	25
20	R. Tagashira Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	1	5	25
21	D. Kato Centre-back	Sagamihara	27	1	21	22
22	E. Gyotoku Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	21	1	6	26
23	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Osaka	24	1	13	28
24	S. Suzuki Full-back	Kochi United	25	1	13	27
25	D. Kobayashi Centre-back	Kochi United	27	1	3	19
26	K. Minoda Centre-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	1	37	2736%
27	K. Chibu Centre-back	Kagoshima United	31	1	13	13
28	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	1	16	26
29	T. Shirai Full-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	1	39	19
30	Y. Tsunami Centre-back	Nara Club	34	1	2	5
31	J. Suzuki Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	30	1	9	15
32	H. Yukie Centre-back	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	1	29	16
33	Hayate Nagakura Full-back	Kanazawa	30	1	7	15
34	K. Kai Centre-back	FC Gifu	31	1	11	14
35	M. Yamada Centre-back	Fukushima United	31	1	8	13
36	M. Tashiro Centre-back	Sagamihara	38	1	433.3%	379%
37	N. Yamamoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	1	1134.7%	1464%
38	T. Koyanagi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	36	1	5	6
39	R. Okui Centre-back	Tochigi City	36	1	1430.8%	766%
40	K. Mawatari Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	35	1	3314.3%	467.2%
41	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	1	15	19
42	T. Anzai Full-back	Fukushima United	30	1	4	14
43	R. Toyama Full-back	FC Gifu	32	1	7	11
44	M. Okazaki Centre-back	Kagoshima United	27	1	518.6%	2152.9%
45	S. Maruyama Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	27	1	11	22
46	T. Shinozaki Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	28	1	11	18
47	T. Nonomura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	1	14	18
48	K. Inoue Centre-back	Azul Claro Numazu	25	1	12	24