Players with the Best Potential in J3 League

The highest-potential players in J3 League, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in J3 League Best defenders in J3 League Best midfielders in J3 League Best attackers in J3 League Most in-form players in J3 League Top-scoring players in J3 League

At a glance

R. Kabayama of Kitakyushu is the standout for raw talent across players in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 29.5, and S. Onishi has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and K. Kobayashi leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Yamaguchi of Kagoshima United is the most valuable name in this group at 3.9.

Kanazawa · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	23	19	3027.9%
2	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	14	29
3	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	23	29
4	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	19	29
5	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	17	29
6	K. Doi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	24	11	29
7	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Nara Club	20	10	29
8	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	21	29
9	P. Aizawa Goalkeeper	Tochigi City	25	22	29
10	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	15	29
11	H. Omori Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	23	29
12	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	20	29
13	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	18	29
14	Soichiro Tsutsumi Full-back	Osaka	24	13	28
15	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	15	28
16	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	16	28
17	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	146750%	2837.2%
18	Lee Chung-Won Goalkeeper	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	7	28
19	T. Yamamoto Goalkeeper	Osaka	25	26	28
20	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	18	28
21	K. Konomi Centre-back	Kitakyushu	19	11	28
22	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	11	28
23	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Nara Club	23	13	28
24	R. Araki Full-back	FC Ryukyu	25	10	28
25	M. Sugimoto Goalkeeper	Kitakyushu	24	14	2831.9%
26	S. Kikuchi Centre-back	FC Ryukyu	22	11	28
27	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	19	28
28	S. Nagano Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	20	10	27
29	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	24	27
30	T. Osawa Centre-forward	Kanazawa	23	7	27
31	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
32	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	14	27
33	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Tochigi SC	22	14144.6%	2739.8%
34	Y. Fujii Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	20	7	27
35	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	15	27
36	Y. Matsunagane Full-back	Fukushima United	21	5168.4%	2740%
37	Yuta Inami Centre-forward	Vanraure Hachinohe	23	7	27
38	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
39	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
40	S. Matsubara Goalkeeper	Parceiro Nagano	23	9	27
41	H. Yoshino Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	5	27
42	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	17	2735.5%
43	S. Suzuki Full-back	Kochi United	25	13	27
44	H. Sugii Full-back	Kagoshima United	26	15	27
45	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	12	27
46	Sota Watanabe Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	11	27
47	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	11	27
48	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	13	27
49	R. Mori Full-back	Tochigi SC	24	10	27
50	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Tochigi City	26	18	27