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Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in J2 League

The best defensive midfielders in J2 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Yamamoto of Mito Hollyhock is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.1, and Matheus Jesus has been the form player this season, grading 19.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Matheus Jesus has improved his Season rating most, up +11.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Tsukui of Mito Hollyhock is the most valuable name in this group at 7.2.

Best talent
H. Yamamoto40.1RTG
Mito Hollyhock
In form
Matheus Jesus19.6SsN
V-varen Nagasaki
Rising potential
S. Doi-5.8RTG
Montedio Yamagata · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Matheus Jesus+11.3SsN
V-varen Nagasaki · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
Matheus Jesus7goals
V-varen Nagasaki
Most valuable
T. Tsukui7.2val
Mito Hollyhock
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