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

A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.7, and Léo Ceará has been the form player this season, grading 54.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kim Seung-Gyu has improved his Season rating most, up +43.1 on last season, while Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the most valuable name in this group at 22.4.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Kim Seung-Gyu+43.1SsN

FC Tokyo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	4923.4%	608.7%
2	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
3	K. Tani Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	25	1758.8%	56±0%
4	N. Nakagawa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3046.8%	54±0%
5	K. Sato Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	1651.6%	52±0%
6	S. Miura Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	1053.8%	528.1%
7	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	1726.8%	52±0%
8	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	1847.5%	52±0%
9	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	3469%	514%
10	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	307.6%	51±0%
11	I. Someno Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	25	872.1%	512.8%
12	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	4055.5%	517.8%
13	H. Taniguchi Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	27	1180.6%	5114.5%
14	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	23160.2%	507.2%
15	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	874.2%	50±0%
16	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3010.6%	50±0%
17	S. Sakuragawa Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	25	1910.2%	504.6%
18	T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	27	1669.2%	50±0%
19	T. Koga Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	27	1184.7%	50±0%
20	H. Omori Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	24	2013.7%	4973%
21	Pedro Romano Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	25	12	49
22	Y. Miyamoto Centre-back	Urawa	26	2224.1%	492%
23	K. Kumasaka Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	940.1%	49±0%
24	S. Higashi Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2122.3%	49±0%
25	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	2427.7%	49±0%
26	T. Yengi Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	23	18115.9%	4819.6%
27	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	13490.9%	473.5%
28	Y. Kimura Centre-forward	Nagoya Grampus	25	2045.9%	470.6%
29	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	3730.2%	47±0%
30	K. Sato Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	26	970.3%	47±0%
31	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	25	2780.7%	472.9%
32	H. Inamura Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	38303.2%	475.4%
33	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	49141.8%	462.7%
34	T. Inoue Full-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	30229.7%	4620.3%
35	Matheus Thuler Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	375.9%	45±0%
36	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	21116.3%	4523%
37	Y. Oki Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	27	33604.3%	452.6%
38	H. Sugai Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	1360.1%	455.9%
39	R. Hirakawa Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	1047.1%	45±0%
40	M. Mitsuta Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	27	1244.2%	4416.1%
41	Matheus Bueno Central midfielder	Kashima	28	973.2%	448.3%
42	R. Yamahara Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	27	577.7%	443.5%
43	M. Yumiba Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	24	19123.8%	44±0%
44	T. Yamakawa Full-back	Vissel Kobe	29	2934.6%	4410.3%
45	K. Suwama Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	43	44
46	S. Morooka Winger	Avispa Fukuoka	25	23253.8%	435.9%
47	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	1729.3%	4320.1%
48	Y. Shimamoto Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	20	21	43
49	João Pedro Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	27	2219.8%	4310.8%
50	M. Nagakura Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	27	47154.1%	4311.1%