Best attacking midfielders in J1 League

The highest-potential attacking midfielders in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, and Y. Soma has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and T. Ito leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +38.5 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, S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the most valuable name in this group at 43.3.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

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T. Ito+38.5SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	S. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	32	57
2	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	3294%	545.7%
3	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	19	52
4	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	22622.6%	5216.4%
5	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Nara Club	20	12	52
6	Thiago Andrade Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	23	5110%
7	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	23	51
8	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	18	51
9	Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10	51
10	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	18107.1%	507.2%
11	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	16	49
12	T. Hiraoka Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	23	1810.1%	491.2%
13	Y. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	20	0100%	491.2%
14	R. Araki Attacking midfielder	Kashima	24	680.1%	4814.4%
15	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	20	4815.2%
16	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	15	48
17	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Tochigi City	26	21	47
18	M. Mitsuta Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	26	1148.3%	4710.4%
19	J. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	17126%	474.4%
20	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	27	47
21	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	23472.5%	475.7%
22	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	25	12	46
23	N. Sutoh Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	10	46
24	M. Shigemi Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	24	869.3%	4511%
25	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	25	837.9%	45±0%
26	T. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	25	8	45
27	K. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	27	26	44
28	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	61120%	447.8%
29	S. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	22	411.9%	447.2%
30	M. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	27	23296.6%	446.9%
31	Y. Koizumi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	29	34200.9%	4115.4%
32	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	14	40
33	Y. Soma Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	45489.6%	392.6%
34	R. Yamashita Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	2779.1%	3912.9%
35	M. Kato Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1760.5%	3929.2%
36	Matheus Sávio Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	3119.2%	3919.4%
37	K. Matsuzaki Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	28	25	385.9%
38	K. Inoue Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	112.7%	389.1%
39	T. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	33250%	381.6%
40	T. Ito Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	421241.9%	3710.3%
41	T. Kikuchi Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	27	951.6%	3621.4%
42	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	2934.1%	3625%
43	M. Ikeda Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	872.1%	3532.9%
44	K. Konno Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	29	1456.7%	3424.6%
45	H. Kawabe Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	2054.3%	342.3%
46	Na Sang-Ho Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	2351.6%	3320%
47	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	20117%	3243.8%
48	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	3919.9%	3218.4%
49	R. Germain Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	2553.8%	3115.9%
50	K. Nakashima Attacking midfielder	Nara Club	29	14	31