Top-Scoring midfielders in J2 League 2026

The top-scoring midfielders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Keisuke Kasai of Albirex Niigata is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.6, and K. Onose has been the form player this season, grading 35.5, and A. Sato leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Onose has improved his Season rating most, up +21.4 on last season, while T. Inui's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.3.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

K. Onose+21.4SsN

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Sato Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	28	5	24	22
2	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	24	5	19	27
3	S. Otoizumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	4	23	17
4	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	3	9	35
5	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Iwaki	25	3	14	30
6	Adaílton Attacking midfielder	Yokohama FC	35	3	1061.8%	1054.8%
7	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	3	13	39
8	S. Kokubu Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	32	3	9	17
9	Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	27	3	1279.7%	3514.9%
10	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	3	24	27
11	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Kataller Toyama	20	3	10	29
12	T. Inui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	38	3	2641.8%	1413.3%
13	K. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	28	3	22	22
14	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	30	2	1825.5%	2632.6%
15	S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	2	15101.3%	2520.2%
16	H. Nakahara Attacking midfielder	Sagan Tosu	30	2	1143.5%	2720.6%
17	Vinícius Diniz Attacking midfielder	Imabari	27	2	4	28
18	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	2	7200%	939.5%
19	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	2	17	25
20	D. Inazumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	2	20	20
21	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	2	36151.8%	194.4%
22	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	2	14	29
23	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	2	15	29
24	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	3393.5%	4116.3%
25	K. Nishiya Attacking midfielder	Tochigi City	32	2	203.4%	1659%
26	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	2	11	46
27	Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	30	2	8	21
28	M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	2	7	16
29	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	25	1	347.8%	3712.3%
30	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1	1038.1%	3816%
31	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	32	1	915.6%	226.5%
32	Miguel Silveira Winger	Albirex Niigata	23	1	378.3%	4445.1%
33	T. Arai Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	29	1	19	29
34	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	1	4	35
35	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	1	4	35
36	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	1	41650%	3715.2%
37	T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	30	1	4377.8%	2042.1%
38	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	459.3%	2724.6%
39	Thonny Anderson Attacking midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	275.8%	2656%
40	R. Wakizaka Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	27	1	5	20
41	H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	29	1	4	21
42	D. Kaneko Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	381.6%	2938.2%
43	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	22	1	15167.9%	3034.3%
44	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	28	1	41300%	2536.2%
45	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	31500%	3521%
46	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	1	536.1%	3425.2%
47	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	1162.1%	3532.9%
48	Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	31	1	454.3%	1754.7%
49	N. Kase Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	1	4	32
50	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	30	1	5	24