Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in J1 League
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Tanaka of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.8, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and S. Tanaka leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Okuno has improved his Season rating most, up +22.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, S. Tanaka of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the most valuable name in this group at 14.7.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. TanakaDefensive midfielder |  Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 3 | 3225.6% | 3524.3% |
| 2 | Y. YamadaDefensive midfielder |  Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 2 | 3259.2% | 462.7% |
| 3 | T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 34 | 2 | 4520.5% | 2025.5% |
| 4 | K. OkunoDefensive midfielder |  Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 2 | 29320% | 420.9% |
| 5 | T. KoDefensive midfielder |  FC Tokyo | 28 | 2 | 434.9% | 4215.4% |
| 6 | S. KawaharaDefensive midfielder |  Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 2 | 36112.4% | 4011.2% |
| 7 | N. LaviDefensive midfielder |  Gamba Osaka | 29 | 1 | 26297% | 3213.1% |
| 8 | S. TanakaDefensive midfielder |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 1 | 3141.4% | 544.9% |
| 9 | Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielder | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 1 | 3480.5% | 3614.3% |
| 10 | João PedroDefensive midfielder |  Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 1 | 18 | 43 |
| 11 | H. OguraDefensive midfielder |  Yokohama FC | 25 | 1 | 16 | 44 |
| 12 | T. AraiDefensive midfielder |  Albirex Niigata | 29 | 1 | 19 | 29 |
| 13 | K. TachibanadaDefensive midfielder | Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 1 | 1855.9% | 3430.5% |