Top-Scoring midfielders in J1 League 2027

The top-scoring midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in J1 League Top-scoring attackers in J1 League Best midfielders in J1 League Most in-form midfielders in J1 League Most valuable midfielders in J1 League Most improved midfielders in J1 League

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	A. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	31	5	17±0%	1914.6%
2	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	5	3327%	517.8%
3	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	4	2524.6%	514%
4	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	4	18105.7%	507.2%
5	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	4	15±0%	19±0%
6	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3	9	25
7	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	3	313.4%	2815%
8	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	3	12	28
9	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	3	15	28
10	K. Tanaka Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	3	910.4%	351.2%
11	S. Anzai Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	3	26±0%	51±0%
12	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	2	7±0%	29±0%
13	T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	35	2	115.8%	1030.6%
14	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
15	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	2	4520.5%	2025.5%
16	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	7±0%	40±0%
17	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	2	20±0%	26±0%
18	Y. Goke Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	2	107.3%	3926.5%
19	I. Jebali Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	34	2	30±0%	14±0%
20	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	2	6±0%	27±0%
21	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	2	34±0%	49±0%
22	S. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2	27±0%	50±0%
23	R. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	2	6±0%	49±0%
24	T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	23	2	3±0%	38±0%
25	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	2	40±0%	32±0%
26	Z. Issaka Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	1	4311.1%	2444.3%
27	C. Kato Winger	Mito Hollyhock	27	1	0	26±0%
28	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	1	167950%	3229.9%
29	T. Asano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	837.1%	3325.6%
30	N. Lavi Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	30	1	26±0%	3217.5%
31	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	29	40
32	S. Toshima Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	30	1	866.8%	2433.2%
33	T. Okubo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	569.8%	3323%
34	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	1	839%	418.9%
35	K. Okunuki Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	1	642.5%	3729.6%
36	R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	1	6	2739.5%
37	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1	1461.5%	846.9%
38	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	1	43±0%	36±0%
39	K. Endo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	24±0%	385%
40	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	1	44±0%	23±0%
41	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	41±0%	3512%
42	R. Shirasaki Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	33	1	5±0%	12±0%
43	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	1	43±0%	42±0%
44	R. Meshino Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	1	5±0%	31±0%
45	Y. Asano Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	7±0%	27±0%
46	M. Ono Winger	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	2±0%	20±0%
47	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	26	1	10±0%	400.5%
48	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	1	30±0%	36±0%
49	S. Uejo Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	29	1	5±0%	26±0%
50	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	17±0%	26±0%