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 77.3, and K. Hashimoto leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 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.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

M. Ito+29.2SsN

Yokohama FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Tanaka Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	22	4013366.7%	5630.8%
2	R. Nishio Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	25	1834.3%	523%
3	K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	24	32	50
4	L. Nozawa Winger	Jubilo Iwata	23	11172.5%	491.6%
5	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	19	46
6	S. Matsumura Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	22	16912.5%	442.3%
7	M. Nakajima Centre-forward	Vegalta Sendai	27	26318%	445.6%
8	H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	24	44
9	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	23	918.9%	4111%
10	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	36114.3%	4116.3%
11	Y. Oda Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	25	8158.1%	41±0%
12	A. Ichikawa Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	28	31965.5%	401.2%
13	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	37	40
14	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	23	39
15	T. Takahashi Centre-forward	Sagan Tosu	28	36	3912%
16	H. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	133175%	3910.4%
17	K. Fujii Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	25	27	39
18	H. Teruyama Centre-back	Tochigi City	26	8115.8%	3815.2%
19	O. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	22	13	3810.2%
20	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2023.8%	3816%
21	João Victor Centre-forward	Jubilo Iwata	27	13	38
22	R. Shiohama Centre-forward	Sagan Tosu	26	39	38
23	R. Umeki Centre-back	Imabari	21	8	38
24	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	24	12	37
25	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	314.3%	3715.2%
26	K. Funaki Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	28	1542.4%	3722.9%
27	S. Okaniwa Centre-back	Iwaki	27	175533.3%	3616.1%
28	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	9184.4%	3625.5%
29	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	27	36
30	H. Kamada Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	0	36
31	T. Sakurai Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	0100%	3621.4%
32	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	8	36
33	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	2099%	363%
34	S. Nishino Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	22	3371.4%	3614%
35	K. Arima Centre-forward	Oita Trinita	26	21	36
36	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	24	18	3616.3%
37	Y. Kajiya Centre-forward	Tokushima Vortis	26	15	35
38	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	8	35
39	Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	27	21234.4%	3514.9%
40	K. Kitamura Goalkeeper	Fujieda MYFC	26	12	35
41	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	18	35
42	H. Nodake Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	7	35
43	K. Ueda Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	24	0	35
44	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1744%	3532.9%
45	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	26	929.2%	3425.2%
46	J. Miyazaki Centre-forward	Tokushima Vortis	26	9	34
47	G. Takenaka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	0	34
48	S. Inoue Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	26	252127.3%	3416.8%
49	H. Fukushima Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	26	337.2%	3422.4%
50	T. Ezaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	26	18	34