Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in J1 League 2027
The highest-potential centre-forwards in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Mitsuta of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 44.3, and N. Vallys has been the form player this season, grading 44.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Vallys has improved his Season rating most, up +19.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Tono of Yokohama F. Marinos is the most valuable name in this group at 15.8.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. MitsutaCentre-forward |  Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 1148.4% | 4416.1% |
| 2 | N. KumataCentre-forward |  FC Tokyo | 22 | 510% | 403.2% |
| 3 | K. TagawaCentre-forward |  Kashima | 27 | 12±0% | 39±0% |
| 4 | D. TonoCentre-forward |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 1924.7% | 3820.2% |
| 5 | Marco TúlioCentre-forward |  Kyoto Sanga | 28 | 2714.2% | 3817.5% |
| 6 | M. KatoCentre-forward |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 18±0% | 34±0% |
| 7 | N. VallysCentre-forward | FC Tokyo | 30 | 4476.9% | 345.4% |
| 8 | H. IwabuchiCentre-forward |  Fagiano Okayama | 29 | 11 | 33 |
| 9 | Anderson LopesCentre-forward |  Vissel Kobe | 33 | 1282.6% | 2628% |
| 10 | S. AiharaCentre-forward | Mito Hollyhock | 30 | 16 | 1559.2% |