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
K. Sato of FC Tokyo is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.4, and D. Sasaki has been the form player this season, grading 39.8, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Sasaki has improved his Season rating most, up +14.2 on last season, while Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 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.
12 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SatoAttacking midfielder |  FC Tokyo | 25 | 1651.6% | 52±0% |
| 2 | Y. MatsumuraAttacking midfielder |  Kashima | 25 | 1726.8% | 52±0% |
| 3 | D. SasakiAttacking midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 27 | 4055.5% | 517.8% |
| 4 | M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielder |  Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 23160.2% | 507.2% |
| 5 | S. HigashiAttacking midfielder |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 2122.3% | 49±0% |
| 6 | T. KuboAttacking midfielder |  Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 2427.7% | 49±0% |
| 7 | T. AkimotoAttacking midfielder |  Machida Zelvia | 28 | 2332.7% | 405.7% |
| 8 | K. EndoAttacking midfielder | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 2016.7% | 385% |
| 9 | Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielder |  Kawasaki Frontale | 31 | 3512.7% | 32±0% |
| 10 | K. YoshioAttacking midfielder | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 20 | 28 |
| 11 | Y. TorikaiAttacking midfielder |  Mito Hollyhock | 28 | 17150% | 275.5% |
| 12 | H. NakamuraAttacking midfielder | Machida Zelvia | 29 | 18196.7% | 27±0% |