Players with the Best Potential in J2 League 2026

The highest-potential players in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in J2 League Best defenders in J2 League Best midfielders in J2 League Best attackers in J2 League Most in-form players in J2 League Top-scoring players in J2 League

At a glance

H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the standout for raw talent across players in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and S. Onishi has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and K. Hashimoto leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Onose has improved his Season rating most, up +21.4 on last season, while T. Inui's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.3.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

K. Onose+21.4SsN

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Tanaka Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	22	196166.7%	5630.8%
2	R. Nishio Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	25	1159.7%	523%
3	K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	24	31	50
4	L. Nozawa Winger	Jubilo Iwata	23	660%	491.6%
5	J. Okumura Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	25±0%	47±0%
6	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	11	46
7	S. Matsumura Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	22	9443.7%	442.3%
8	M. Nakajima Centre-forward	Vegalta Sendai	27	23268.9%	445.6%
9	H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	16	44
10	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	22	559.5%	4111%
11	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	3393.5%	4116.3%
12	Y. Oda Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	25	561.3%	41±0%
13	A. Ichikawa Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	27	23703.4%	401.2%
14	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	18	40
15	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	13	39
16	T. Takahashi Centre-forward	Sagan Tosu	28	17	3912%
17	H. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	71650%	3910.4%
18	K. Fujii Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	24	13	39
19	H. Teruyama Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	4±0%	3815.2%
20	Y. Ishida Centre-back	Iwaki	23	6±0%	38±0%
21	O. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	22	7	3810.2%
22	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1038.1%	3816%
23	João Victor Centre-forward	Jubilo Iwata	26	12	38
24	R. Shiohama Centre-forward	Sagan Tosu	26	19	38
25	R. Umeki Centre-back	Imabari	21	4	38
26	K. Sumi Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	24	6±0%	382.1%
27	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Iwaki	24	6	37
28	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	257.1%	3715.2%
29	K. Funaki Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	28	871.4%	3722.9%
30	S. Okaniwa Centre-back	Iwaki	27	92900%	3616.1%
31	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	437.5%	3625.5%
32	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	13	36
33	H. Kamada Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	0	36
34	T. Sakurai Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	0100%	3621.4%
35	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	4	36
36	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	10±0%	363%
37	S. Nishino Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	22	2142.9%	3614%
38	K. Arima Centre-forward	Oita Trinita	26	11	36
39	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	24	9	3616.3%
40	Y. Kajiya Centre-forward	Tokushima Vortis	26	8	35
41	Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	27	1279.7%	3514.9%
42	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Iwaki	25	4	35
43	K. Kitamura Goalkeeper	Fujieda MYFC	26	6	35
44	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	9	35
45	H. Nodake Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	4	35
46	K. Ueda Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	24	0	35
47	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1162.1%	3532.9%
48	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	536.1%	3425.2%
49	J. Miyazaki Centre-forward	Tokushima Vortis	26	5	34
50	G. Takenaka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	0	34