Most Valuable players by Market Value in J1 League 2027

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

Most valuable goalkeepers in J1 League Most valuable defenders in J1 League Most valuable midfielders in J1 League Most valuable attackers in J1 League Best players in J1 League Most in-form players in J1 League

At a glance

A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.7, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Kojima has improved his Season rating most, up +58 on last season, while A. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. 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.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 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	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	20.7	4666.1%	577%
3	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	20.3	29	40
4	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	18.1	3327%	517.8%
5	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	16.6	40±0%	608.7%
6	H. Tanaka Goalkeeper	FC Tokyo	27	16.6	24	32
7	D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	15.8	1924.7%	3820.2%
8	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	15.6	2524.6%	514%
9	Y. Oki Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	27	15.1	23395.7%	452.6%
10	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	14.9	53±0%	47±0%
11	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	14.3	7±0%	40±0%
12	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	14.2	18105.7%	507.2%
13	Leonardo Hugo Full-back	Mito Hollyhock	22	14.2	0	541.1%
14	M. Nagakura Winger	FC Tokyo	26	14.2	18±0%	43±0%
15	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	25	14.1	15±0%	472.9%
16	T. Inoue Full-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	14.1	106.6%	4620.3%
17	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	14	28±0%	51±0%
18	T. Yengi Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	23	13.9	93.7%	4819.6%
19	K. Kawano Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	23	13.8	0	31
20	S. Ayukawa Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	13.7	37.1%	351.7%
21	N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	13.7	21±0%	54±0%
22	S. Anzai Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	13.6	26±0%	51±0%
23	H. Omori Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	24	13.4	2717.3%	4973%
24	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	13.4	4	39
25	K. Suwama Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	13.1	4	44
26	R. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	13.1	6±0%	49±0%
27	S. Sakuragawa Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	25	13	22±0%	504.6%
28	K. Tani Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	25	13	42±0%	56±0%
29	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	13	1±0%	42±0%
30	K. Bangnagande Full-back	FC Tokyo	25	13	7±0%	43±0%
31	K. Furuyama Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	23	13	2	48
32	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	12.9	8240.9%	473.5%
33	H. Inamura Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	12.8	9±0%	475.4%
34	Y. Yamanouchi Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	22	12.8	4	48
35	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	12.8	117.1%	4523%
36	K. Sato Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	12.8	34±0%	52±0%
37	K. Nemoto Centre-back	Urawa	23	12.8	7±0%	47±0%
38	Kayke Winger	Kawasaki Frontale	20	12.7	0	55
39	H. Minamino Centre-forward	Urawa	22	12.7	3±0%	461.1%
40	R. Nitta Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	12.7	8±0%	452.3%
41	S. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	12.7	27±0%	50±0%
42	S. Morooka Winger	Avispa Fukuoka	25	12.6	7±0%	435.9%
43	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	12.6	4±0%	438.6%
44	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	12.5	167950%	3229.9%
45	Y. Funabashi Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.5	236.9%	4320.1%
46	Y. Matsumura Central midfielder	Kashima	25	12.5	23±0%	52±0%
47	M. Hidaka Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	23	12.5	1±0%	44±0%
48	K. Kumasaka Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	12.5	16±0%	49±0%
49	K. Uchino Centre-forward	Mito Hollyhock	22	12.4	0	363.5%
50	K. Nishikawa Goalkeeper	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.4	10±0%	38±0%