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
D. Sasaki of Vissel Kobe is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.7, and T. Koyamatsu has been the form player this season, grading 34.6, and Matheus Jesus leads the scoring with 7 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Koyamatsu has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 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, D. Sasaki of Vissel Kobe is the most valuable name in this group at 18.1.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. SasakiAttacking midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 26 | 3327% | 517.8% |
| 2 | M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielder |  Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 18105.7% | 507.2% |
| 3 | Y. KitajimaAttacking midfielder |  Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 839% | 418.9% |
| 4 | T. KikuchiAttacking midfielder |  Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 858% | 3622.2% |
| 5 | N. CampbellAttacking midfielder |  V-varen Nagasaki | 26 | 1247.4% | 3516.5% |
| 6 | T. KoyamatsuAttacking midfielder | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 35217.4% | 30±0% |
| 7 | K. YoshioAttacking midfielder | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 12 | 28 |
| 8 | Matheus JesusAttacking midfielder | V-varen Nagasaki | 29 | 20136.1% | 2655% |
| 9 | T. MatsudaAttacking midfielder |  Kyoto Sanga | 31 | 1724.9% | 2424.6% |