Attacking midfielders with the Best Potential in J1 League 2027
The highest-potential attacking midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and T. Ito has been the form player this season, grading 42.8, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 6 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 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, D. Sasaki of Vissel Kobe is the most valuable name in this group at 18.1.
11 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. NakagawaAttacking midfielder |  Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 21±0% | 54±0% |
| 2 | D. SasakiAttacking midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 27 | 3327% | 517.8% |
| 3 | M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielder |  Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 18105.7% | 507.2% |
| 4 | S. NakanoAttacking midfielder |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 27±0% | 50±0% |
| 5 | S. HigashiAttacking midfielder | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 27±0% | 49±0% |
| 6 | T. KuboAttacking midfielder | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 34±0% | 49±0% |
| 7 | K. MatsumuraAttacking midfielder |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 1±0% | 42±0% |
| 8 | T. ItoAttacking midfielder |  Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 43±0% | 36±0% |
| 9 | Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielder | Kawasaki Frontale | 31 | 40±0% | 32±0% |
| 10 | K. YoshioAttacking midfielder | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 12 | 28 |
| 11 | Y. TorikaiAttacking midfielder |  Mito Hollyhock | 28 | 7±0% | 275.5% |