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Most Improved midfielders This Season in J1 League

The most improved midfielders in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Funabashi of Kashima is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.3, and Lucas Fernandes has been the form player this season, grading 50, and T. Ito leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +39.6 on last season, while Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Kubo of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 15.3.

Best talent
Y. Funabashi54.3RTG
Kashima
In form
Lucas Fernandes50SsN
Cerezo Osaka
Rising potential
Y. Matsumura+7.3RTG
Kashima · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Ito+39.6SsN
Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. Ito13goals
Kawasaki Frontale
Most valuable
T. Kubo15.3val
Kashiwa Reysol
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1T. ItoWingerKawasaki Frontale29+39.6
24/25→25/26
431237.5%3610.8%
2Y. YamamotoCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47201.9%421.7%
3H. KawabeCentral midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima30+28.3
24/25→25/26
41219.4%350.9%
4Matheus BuenoCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse28+25.7
22/23→25/26
34313.4%4120.1%
5T. KoyamatsuAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol31+23.7
24/25→25/26
35217.4%30±0%
6R. YamashitaCentral midfielderGamba Osaka28+22.5
24/25→25/26
38147.1%4012.2%
7K. OkunoDefensive midfielderShonan Bellmare26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29320%420.9%
8Y. NakayamaCentral midfielderMachida Zelvia29+22.2
24/25→25/26
29317.1%364.1%
9K. OnoseCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare33+21.4
24/25→25/26
36151.8%194.4%
10Y. KamiyaCentral midfielderFagiano Okayama29+20.4
24/25→25/26
213400%311.6%
11Y. MatsumuraAttacking midfielderKashima25+20.3
24/25→25/26
23725%5216.4%
12N. LaviDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka29+19.6
24/25→25/26
26297%3213.1%
13S. KawaharaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+19.1
24/25→25/26
36112.4%4011.2%
14T. KuboAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol27+16.7
24/25→25/26
3498.8%496.4%
15Lucas FernandesWingerCerezo Osaka32+16.7
24/25→25/26
5050.2%2621.6%
16J. OkumuraCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata25+16.6
24/25→25/26
25207.5%474.9%
17S. KagawaCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka37+16.4
24/25→25/26
23248.5%104.2%
18A. UenakaAttacking midfielderYokohama F. Marinos24+16.1
24/25→25/26
3394.7%545.7%
19K. YamadaCentral midfielderYokohama FC27+15.7
24/25→25/26
3393.5%4116.3%
20T. KanekoCentral midfielderUrawa29+15.4
24/25→25/26
27133.9%366.8%
21Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe29+15.3
24/25→25/26
3480.5%3614.3%
22H. KidaDefensive midfielderCerezo Osaka26+13.9
24/25→25/26
18315.9%431.2%
23Y. KuwasakiCentral midfielderVissel Kobe28+13.7
24/25→25/26
18326.2%376.3%
24K. EndoCentral midfielderFC Tokyo28+12.7
24/25→25/26
24113.4%3613.6%
25Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol26+11.9
24/25→25/26
3259.2%462.7%
26R. MitoCentral midfielderGamba Osaka24+11.8
24/25→25/26
15368.8%46±0%
27Juan AlanoWingerGamba Osaka29+11.5
24/25→25/26
19149.4%3119.1%
28MasaCentral midfielderKashiwa Reysol27+11.4
23/24→25/26
15345.5%4212.3%
29T. InuiCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse38+9.5
22/23→25/26
2851.6%1413.3%
30M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka24+9.3
24/25→25/26
18105.7%507.2%
31R. YamaneCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos22+9.2
24/25→25/26
2176%49±0%
32S. KurataCentral midfielderGamba Osaka37+9.1
24/25→25/26
2082%734.5%
33S. FukuokaCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga26+9
24/25→25/26
2172.6%484.6%
34K. ChinenCentral midfielderKashima31+8.5
24/25→25/26
3138.5%2532.2%
35T. KidaCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos31+8.3
24/25→25/26
2548.5%2525.5%
36K. YasuiCentral midfielderUrawa26+8.3
24/25→25/26
3334.3%50±0%
37Y. IwasakiCentral midfielderAvispa Fukuoka28+7.9
24/25→25/26
1877.5%3526.1%
38S. OtaCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare30+7.7
24/25→25/26
15101.3%2520.2%
39T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe34+7.7
24/25→25/26
4520.5%2025.5%
40Y. HoshiCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata34+7.5
24/25→25/26
15102.7%1322.8%
41K. NakayamaCentral midfielderNagoya Grampus30+7.2
24/25→25/26
1775%2625.3%
42D. SasakiAttacking midfielderVissel Kobe26+6.9
24/25→25/26
3327%517.8%
43Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale31+6.7
24/25→25/26
4019.9%3218.4%
44T. SuzukiCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos26+6
24/25→25/26
9176.5%413.6%
45T. HiratoCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga29+5.8
24/25→25/26
2825.9%378.4%
46R. HirakawaDefensive midfielderTokyo Verdy26+5.7
24/25→25/26
1943.2%451.8%
47MarcinhoCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale31+5.3
24/25→25/26
4015.5%3017%
48R. SakataCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka22+5.3
24/25→25/26
8240.9%473.5%
49Danilo GomesWingerAlbirex Niigata27+5.1
24/25→25/26
1279.7%3514.9%
50T. HiraokaCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare23+5
24/25→25/26
2524.6%491.2%