Midfielders with the Most Assists in J1 League 2027

The most creative midfielders in J1 League in 2027, 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 53.9, and Y. Yamamoto has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and A. Watanabe leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +31.7 on last season, while M. Shibayama's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.4 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.

Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Yamamoto+31.7SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	7	3327%	517.8%
2	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	5	29	40
3	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	3	4520.5%	2025.5%
4	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	3	30±0%	36±0%
5	Masa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	3	1518.5%	424.7%
6	N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3	21±0%	54±0%
7	Yan Matheus Winger	Kashima	28	2	240.8%	4421.2%
8	Y. Funabashi Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	236.9%	4320.1%
9	T. Semba Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	27	2	0100%	3032.4%
10	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
11	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	2	1432.7%	3225.1%
12	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	2	839%	418.9%
13	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	2	18105.7%	507.2%
14	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	2	16145.3%	3213.9%
15	J. Amano Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	2	19±0%	12±0%
16	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	2	43±0%	38±0%
17	R. Yamashita Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	2	38±0%	40±0%
18	Y. Torikai Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	28	2	7±0%	275.5%
19	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	2	117.1%	4523%
20	K. Sato Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	2	34±0%	52±0%
21	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	2	1±0%	42±0%
22	S. Higashi Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2	27±0%	49±0%
23	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	2	40±0%	32±0%
24	K. Yuba Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	1	4±0%	35±0%
25	J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	33	1	23±0%	23±0%
26	R. Germain Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	31	1	25±0%	295.5%
27	E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	28	1	18±0%	35±0%
28	T. Seko Central midfielder	Urawa	28	1	23±0%	47±0%
29	Oberdan Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	31	1	1211.4%	222.8%
30	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	1	313.4%	2815%
31	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	1	12	28
32	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	1	2524.6%	514%
33	Yuri Araújo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	30	1	484.5%	2140.9%
34	K. Okunuki Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	1	642.5%	3729.6%
35	R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	1	6	2739.5%
36	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1	1461.5%	846.9%
37	G. Shibasaki Central midfielder	Kashima	34	1	8±0%	12±0%
38	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	1	43±0%	36±0%
39	M. Okugawa Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	30	1	25±0%	29±0%
40	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	41±0%	3512%
41	T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1	20±0%	4213.7%
42	T. Taguchi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	35	1	0	8±0%
43	Y. Asano Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	7±0%	27±0%
44	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	1	15±0%	19±0%
45	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	26	1	10±0%	400.5%
46	I. Jebali Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	34	1	30±0%	14±0%
47	S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	1	20±0%	35±0%
48	Soma Meshino Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	1	3±0%	40±0%
49	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	1	6±0%	27±0%
50	Y. Matsumura Central midfielder	Kashima	25	1	23±0%	52±0%