Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable defensive midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Ideguchi has improved his Season rating most, up +15.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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Y. Ideguchi+15.3SsN

Vissel Kobe · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	22.2	3259.2%	462.7%
2	M. Hidaka Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	23	12.5	1±0%	44±0%
3	M. Yumiba Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	24	12.2	8±0%	44±0%
4	R. Mito Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	24	11.7	15±0%	46±0%
5	G. Kato Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	23	11.6	2	42
6	H. Hayashu Defensive midfielder	Kashima	22	11.4	3	44
7	E. Adams Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	24	11.2	5548.1%	57166.8%
8	Yuan Iwamoto Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	20	11.2	3	48
9	H. Koda Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	22	10.9	86.8%	4728.1%
10	K. Maeda Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	21	10.8	7	44
11	Yuki Yoshihara Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	22	10.7	1	41
12	João Pedro Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	27	10.5	18±0%	4310.8%
13	Yoon Sung-Jun Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	19	10.5	9	48
14	T. Kimura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	10.4	0	35±0%
15	S. Yoon Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	18	10.1	7	49
16	J. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	20	9.8	0	42
17	H. Kida Defensive midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	9.3	18±0%	43±0%
18	K. Morita Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	9.3	29±0%	46±0%
19	Shota Yamashita Defensive midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	18	9	0	44
20	M. Saito Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	27	8.9	292.5%	3435.9%
21	R. Noguchi Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	17	8.8	0	46
22	Shohei Takemoto Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	18	8.7	0	42
23	Shion Nakayama Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	18	8.7	0	43
24	T. Kikuchi Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	27	8.3	8±0%	36±0%
25	T. Yasui Defensive midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	8.2	3±0%	29±0%
26	A. Okamoto Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	16	7.6	0	43
27	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	7.2	16145.3%	3213.9%
28	K. Yui Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	6.1	1	25
29	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	5.9	43±0%	42±0%
30	K. Tachibanada Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	5.6	18±0%	34±0%
31	E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	28	5.5	18±0%	35±0%
32	S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	5.5	20±0%	35±0%
33	Y. Kuwasaki Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	28	5.1	18±0%	37±0%
34	Javi Hernández Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	28	4.8	1316.7%	3013.6%
35	D. Suga Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	4.8	13±0%	4012.8%
36	K. Osaki Defensive midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	28	4.8	5±0%	25±0%
37	S. Kawahara Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	4.6	36±0%	40±0%
38	Y. Ideguchi Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	30	3.7	34±0%	3613.2%
39	Z. Issaka Defensive midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3.4	4±0%	249.7%
40	K. Misao Defensive midfielder	Kashima	30	3.3	18±0%	29±0%
41	Oberdan Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	31	3	1215.8%	224.8%
42	K. Chinen Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	31	3	31±0%	237.2%
43	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	2.9	4520.5%	2025.5%
44	K. Shibato Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	30	2.6	3±0%	225.2%
45	J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	33	2.3	23±0%	23±0%
46	Y. Kobayashi Defensive midfielder	JEF United Chiba	31	2.1	0	13±0%
47	K. Koizumi Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	31	2	24±0%	231.7%
48	K. Sento Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	31	2	13±0%	21±0%
49	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	1.8	44±0%	23±0%
50	H. Shimoda Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	34	0.7	21±0%	16±0%