Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in J1 League

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

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At a glance

N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.8, and S. Inagaki has been the form player this season, grading 68.2, 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 22.3.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

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T. Ito+39.6SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	22.3	49188.8%	498.3%
2	H. Mochizuki Full-back	Machida Zelvia	24	16.3	3611.9%	532.6%
3	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	15.3	344685.7%	5216.7%
4	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	15.1	3394.7%	545.7%
5	N. Nakagawa Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	15	30	55
6	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	14.9	256050%	5425.1%
7	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	14.8	3393.5%	4116.3%
8	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	14.8	3334.3%	50±0%
9	D. Sasaki Winger	Vissel Kobe	26	14.8	3327%	508.7%
10	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	14.7	3141.4%	544.9%
11	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	14.6	3259.2%	462.7%
12	D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	25	14.4	298.9%	531.3%
13	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	14.2	23725%	5216.4%
14	S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	13.9	267.7%	518.5%
15	S. Nakano Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	13.8	2732.6%	5019.5%
16	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	13.8	18105.7%	507.2%
17	K. Kumasaka Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	13.6	18525%	5023%
18	R. Nakano Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	13.5	92866.7%	5017.3%
19	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	13.5	2914.1%	499.1%
20	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	13.4	29	40
21	T. Hiraoka Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	23	13.4	189.9%	491.2%
22	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	13.4	29320%	420.9%
23	S. Higashi Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	13.4	2736.9%	4917.8%
24	R. Araki Attacking midfielder	Kashima	24	13.2	680.3%	4814.4%
25	S. Fukuoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	13	2172.6%	484.6%
26	J. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	12.9	18123.7%	474.4%
27	R. Yamane Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	12.9	2176%	501%
28	R. Hidano Winger	Urawa	22	12.7	2	49
29	S. Morooka Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	12.7	762.9%	4614.2%
30	H. Yamauchi Winger	Kawasaki Frontale	25	12.6	425.5%	460.9%
31	R. Mito Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	24	12.6	15368.8%	460.9%
32	Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	12.5	11	51
33	Keisuke Kasai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	23	12.5	14	46
34	S. Koshimichi Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22	12.5	635.2%	485.7%
35	Y. Matsuhashi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	24	12.3	1213.3%	458%
36	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	12.3	8240.9%	473.5%
37	K. Aziangbe Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	12.2	141477.8%	476.3%
38	R. Hirakawa Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	12.2	1943.2%	451.8%
39	M. Shigemi Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	24	12.2	868.6%	4511%
40	F. Yamada Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	25	12.1	571.3%	4411.2%
41	Miguel Silveira Winger	Albirex Niigata	23	12.1	378.3%	4445.1%
42	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	12	61475%	447.8%
43	M. Yumiba Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	24	12	8	44
44	M. Hidaka Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	23	12	1	443.7%
45	H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	12	16	44
46	João Pedro Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	11.8	20	43
47	K. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	24	11.8	174%	4312.4%
48	H. Kida Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	26	11.7	18315.9%	431.2%
49	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.7	3	43
50	H. Matsumoto Full-back	Shonan Bellmare	25	11.6	81800%	422.1%