Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in J1 League

The most valuable central 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 central midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.3, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and M. Hasegawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Hasegawa has improved his Season rating most, up +31.7 on last season, while S. Fukuoka's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Hasegawa of Albirex Niigata is the most valuable name in this group at 20.3.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

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M. Hasegawa+31.7SsN

Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	20.3	45245.7%	473.1%
2	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	15.3	344685.7%	5216.7%
3	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	14.9	256050%	5425.1%
4	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	14.8	3393.5%	4116.3%
5	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	14.8	3334.3%	50±0%
6	D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	25	14.4	298.9%	531.3%
7	S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	13.9	267.7%	518.5%
8	R. Nakano Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	13.5	92866.7%	5017.3%
9	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	13.5	2914.1%	499.1%
10	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	13.4	29	40
11	K. Tawaratsumida Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	22	13.3	220.5%	515.4%
12	L. Nozawa Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	13.2	10142.5%	482.6%
13	S. Fukuoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	13	2172.6%	484.6%
14	Keisuke Kasai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	23	12.5	14	46
15	Y. Matsuhashi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	24	12.3	1213.3%	458%
16	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	12.3	8240.9%	473.5%
17	João Pedro Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	11.8	20	43
18	K. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	24	11.8	174%	4312.4%
19	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.7	3	43
20	F. Mohamado Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	22	11.6	0	45
21	S. Naruse Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	11.5	197.2%	4222.4%
22	Masa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	11.5	15345.5%	4212.3%
23	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Urawa	27	11.4	2033.6%	4222.6%
24	Kyota Tokiwa Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	24	11.4	1	42
25	T. Ko Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	11.3	434.9%	4116.1%
26	T. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	11.2	2512.9%	4014.1%
27	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	24	11.2	0	41
28	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	11.1	4	41
29	Takanari Endo Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	23	11.1	0	41
30	H. Ueki Central midfielder	Urawa	22	11.1	0	43
31	Y. Iesaka Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.1	0	41
32	H. Kato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	24	11.1	0	40
33	R. Sato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	19	11	10	50
34	Soma Meshino Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	10.9	3160%	406.4%
35	R. Ohata Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	22	10.9	0	42
36	Patrick Verhon Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.8	0	440.9%
37	Shuto Yamaichi Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.7	0	43
38	T. Fujii Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	10.6	123.4%	3920.4%
39	J. Hayakawa Central midfielder	Urawa	20	10.4	157.1%	456.1%
40	Y. Doi Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	19	10.3	1	47
41	G. Nawata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	20	10.3	1	44
42	H. Suzuki Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	21	10.2	0	42
43	S. Kotake Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	20	10.2	0	44
44	K. Hamasaki Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	19	10.2	1	47
45	Y. Otake Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	21	10	0	41
46	B. Vásquez Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	26	10	0	36
47	M. Ohara Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	26	9.8	3257.1%	3615.7%
48	S. Sugiura Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	20	9.8	0	42
49	M. Nishihara Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	19	9.7	2	45
50	J. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	20	9.7	0	42