Attacking midfielders with the Best Potential in J2 League 2026
The highest-potential attacking midfielders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Keisuke Kasai of Albirex Niigata is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.6, and K. Okumura has been the form player this season, grading 43.8, and A. Yamanaka leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Nishiya has improved his Season rating most, up +13.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Yamanaka of Iwaki is the most valuable name in this group at 7.9.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keisuke KasaiAttacking midfielder |  Albirex Niigata | 24 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | A. YamanakaAttacking midfielder |  Iwaki | 25 | 26 | 30 |
| 3 | Y. KunitakeAttacking midfielder |  Kataller Toyama | 20 | 20 | 29 |
| 4 | H. NakaharaAttacking midfielder | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 1812% | 2720.6% |
| 5 | K. OkumuraAttacking midfielder |  Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 28 | 44 | 22 |
| 6 | K. NishiyaAttacking midfielder |  Tochigi City | 33 | 3466.3% | 1659% |
| 7 | AdaíltonAttacking midfielder |  Yokohama FC | 35 | 1828.7% | 1054.8% |