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Midfielders with the Best Potential in J1 League 2027

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

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At a glance

N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and Y. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 48.6, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamada has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 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, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Best talent
N. Nakagawa53.9RTG
Kashiwa Reysol
In form
Y. Yamada48.6SsN
Kashiwa Reysol
Rising potential
Y. Matsumura+7.3RTG
Kashima · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Y. Yamada+28.5SsN
Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Y. Segawa7goals
Kashiwa Reysol
Most valuable
Y. Yamada22.2val
Kashiwa Reysol
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PlayerTeam
1N. NakagawaCentral midfielderKashiwa Reysol243046.8%54±0%
2K. SatoAttacking midfielderFC Tokyo251651.6%52±0%
3Y. MatsumuraAttacking midfielderKashima251726.8%52±0%
4Y. AraiCentral midfielderTokyo Verdy231847.5%52±0%
5T. HiraokaCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga243469%514%
6D. SasakiAttacking midfielderVissel Kobe274055.5%517.8%
7M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka2423160.2%507.2%
8K. YasuiCentral midfielderUrawa26874.2%50±0%
9S. NakanoCentral midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima263010.6%50±0%
10K. KumasakaCentral midfielderKashiwa Reysol25940.1%49±0%
11S. HigashiAttacking midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima262122.3%49±0%
12T. KuboAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol272427.7%49±0%
13R. SakataCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka2213490.9%473.5%
14Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol2649141.8%462.7%
15T. KondoCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos2521116.3%4523%
16R. HirakawaCentral midfielderTokyo Verdy261047.1%45±0%
17Matheus BuenoCentral midfielderKashima28973.2%448.3%
18M. YumibaDefensive midfielderShimizu S-pulse2419123.8%44±0%
19Y. FunabashiCentral midfielderMito Hollyhock241729.3%4320.1%
20Y. ShimamotoCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse192143
21João PedroDefensive midfielderKyoto Sanga272219.8%4310.8%
22S. MizoguchiCentral midfielderTokyo Verdy2220390%438.6%
23K. MatsumuraCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos22292545.5%42±0%
24Matheus ÍndioCentral midfielderJEF United Chiba271857.5%4240.1%
25Y. YamamotoCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale282742.8%42±0%
26T. KoDefensive midfielderFC Tokyo282248.5%42±0%
27T. MikiDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka281075.2%40±0%
28T. TsukuiCentral midfielderMito Hollyhock2416113.5%40±0%
29R. TabeiCentral midfielderFagiano Okayama274540
30T. AkimotoAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia282332.7%405.7%
31R. YamashitaCentral midfielderGamba Osaka291559.5%40±0%
32H. TakedaCentral midfielderUrawa250100%3820.2%
33K. EndoAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol282016.7%385%
34Y. SuzukiCentral midfielderKashima302443.8%38±0%
35T. ItoCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale292639.5%36±0%
36Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe301556%3613.2%
37T. AmagasaCentral midfielderJEF United Chiba26036
38S. TanakaCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka292133.4%35±0%
39E. MiyamotoDefensive midfielderFagiano Okayama28182.2%35±0%
40S. AbeDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka28213.4%35±0%
41H. KawabeCentral midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima312246.8%3512%
42K. TachibanadaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale282432.6%34±0%
43H. AraiCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga2816244.4%3428.1%
44M. ShinadaCentral midfielderJEF United Chiba270100%3323.7%
45Y. HiguchiCentral midfielderKashima29211.9%3225.1%
46Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale313512.7%32±0%
47K. YasudaCentral midfielderFC Tokyo232713600%3229.9%
48T. TakamineCentral midfielderNagoya Grampus28123222.4%
49JuanpeDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka3031390.6%3213.9%
50T. SembaCentral midfielderMito Hollyhock27233228.6%3032.4%