Players with the Best Potential in J1 League 2027

The highest-potential players in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in J1 League Best defenders in J1 League Best midfielders in J1 League Best attackers in J1 League Most in-form players in J1 League Top-scoring players in J1 League

At a glance

R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.5, and K. Osako has been the form player this season, grading 45.7, and Erik leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Sumiyoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 on last season, while Y. Takeda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Sumiyoshi+29.2SsN

Shimizu S-pulse · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
2	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	25	3178.4%	527.6%
3	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	2524.6%	514%
4	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	3327%	517.8%
5	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	18105.7%	507.2%
6	K. Fujita Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	25	2	49
7	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	4652.8%	4914.3%
8	Y. Obata Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	24	27380.7%	496.3%
9	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	8240.9%	473.5%
10	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	15±0%	47±0%
11	Kim Ju-Sung Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	1446.3%	472.3%
12	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	3259.2%	462.7%
13	Derik Lacerda Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	26	2653.6%	4623.5%
14	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	2914.1%	4615.5%
15	Y. Oki Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	27	23395.7%	452.6%
16	M. Mitsuta Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	27	1148.4%	4416.1%
17	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	29320%	443.3%
18	L. Yamaguchi Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	28	13	43
19	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	21	8131.4%	429.6%
20	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	839%	418.9%
21	T. Suzuki Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	9176.5%	413.6%
22	T. Tagawa Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	6	40
23	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	7±0%	40±0%
24	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	29	40
25	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	1331.4%	4018.8%
26	N. Kumata Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	22	510%	403.2%
27	K. Tagawa Centre-forward	Kashima	27	12	392.5%
28	J. Sumiyoshi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	38331.8%	3914.4%
29	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	4	39
30	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Urawa	24	0100%	3820.2%
31	K. Matsumoto Goalkeeper	Kashiwa Reysol	29	1011.8%	3816.7%
32	D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	1924.7%	3820.2%
33	Y. Ozaki Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	23	4600%	3816.2%
34	Marco Túlio Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	28	2714.2%	3817.5%
35	K. Takahata Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	7106.2%	3717.6%
36	T. Kikuchi Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	27	858%	3622.2%
37	T. Amagasa Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	0	36
38	H. Yamami Winger	Tokyo Verdy	27	970.5%	3532.8%
39	K. Fukui Goalkeeper	Urawa	30	575.9%	3514.9%
40	K. Inoue Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	138.3%	3516.7%
41	Y. Hayasaka Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	27	6	3513.3%
42	N. Campbell Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	26	1247.4%	3516.5%
43	M. Kato Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	29	1860.6%	3437.7%
44	K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	29	325.6%	3423.9%
45	N. Vallys Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	29	4476.9%	345.4%
46	G. Hatano Goalkeeper	V-varen Nagasaki	28	532.9%	3419.5%
47	T. Asano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	837.1%	3325.6%
48	H. Iwabuchi Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	28	11	33
49	S. Fukuoka Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	30	3219%	3321.7%
50	M. Shinada Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	0100%	3323.7%