Players with the Best Potential in J2 League

The highest-potential players in J2 League, 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. Yamamoto of Mito Hollyhock is the standout for raw talent across players in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.1, and H. Tanaka has been the form player this season, grading 24.4, and Marcus Índio leads the scoring with 7 goals.

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, H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 7.3.

Renofa Yamaguchi · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Matheus Jesus+11.3SsN

V-varen Nagasaki · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	23	7	40
2	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	7	40
3	N. Yamada Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	23	18	40
4	N. Ishiwatari Central midfielder	Iwaki	21	4875%	3914.9%
5	K. Fujii Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	24	13	39
6	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	4	39
7	K. Sumi Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	23	61933.3%	387%
8	Y. Ishida Centre-back	Iwaki	23	6	38
9	K. Itakura Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	24	10	38
10	K. Nishikawa Goalkeeper	Mito Hollyhock	23	10	38
11	T. Inoue Centre-back	Sagan Tosu	23	9	386.9%
12	T. Suenaga Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	20	10	38
13	R. Umeki Centre-back	Imabari	20	4	38
14	Sena Igarashi Centre-back	Iwaki	24	6	37
15	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	22	559.5%	3719.2%
16	J. Nishikawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	723.3%	3720.8%
17	N. Kumata Centre-forward	Iwaki	22	416%	378.8%
18	R. Omori Centre-back	Imabari	24	6445.5%	3717.2%
19	R. Terakado Goalkeeper	Montedio Yamagata	23	4	37
20	H. Koda Central midfielder	Ehime FC	22	7	3718.3%
21	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	25	1072.6%	3731.4%
22	K. Takahata Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	7106.2%	3717.6%
23	T. Tagawa Goalkeeper	Kataller Toyama	23	6	36
24	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	437.5%	3625.5%
25	H. Aoki Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	25	13	36
26	H. Kamada Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	0	36
27	T. Sakurai Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	0100%	3621.4%
28	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	7	36
29	M. Handai Centre-forward	Roasso Kumamoto	24	8	36
30	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	4	36
31	R. Ishio Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	25	10	36
32	O. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	22	7	3615.2%
33	H. Teruyama Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	47.9%	3621%
34	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	0100%	3625.8%
35	S. Nishino Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	22	2142.9%	3614%
36	K. Arima Centre-forward	Oita Trinita	25	11	36
37	N. Tsubaki Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	9	36
38	Y. Ozaki Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	23	4550%	3622.1%
39	M. Yoshida Centre-back	Oita Trinita	24	9	3616.3%
40	Ri Thae-Ha Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	23	6	35
41	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Iwaki	25	4	35
42	K. Kitamura Goalkeeper	Fujieda MYFC	25	6	35
43	H. Nodake Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	25	4	35
44	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	25	9	35
45	K. Tanaka Centre-forward	JEF United Chiba	26	9	3513.4%
46	S. Omori Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	26	12	35
47	K. Ueda Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	0	35
48	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	536.1%	3425.2%
49	S. Nishiya Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	24	4	34
50	K. Moriyama Centre-back	Ehime FC	24	257.1%	3421.1%