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

T. Hiraoka of Kyoto Sanga is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and Matheus Jesus leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Koyamatsu has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 on last season, while K. Yasuda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.7 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.

V-varen Nagasaki · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Koyamatsu+23.7SsN

Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	2524.6%	514%
2	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	3327%	517.8%
3	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	18105.7%	507.2%
4	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	8240.9%	473.5%
5	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	3259.2%	462.7%
6	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	2914.1%	4615.5%
7	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	29320%	443.3%
8	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	21	8131.4%	429.6%
9	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	839%	418.9%
10	T. Suzuki Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	9176.5%	413.6%
11	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	7±0%	40±0%
12	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	29	40
13	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	1331.4%	4018.8%
14	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	4	39
15	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Urawa	24	0100%	3820.2%
16	T. Kikuchi Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	27	858%	3622.2%
17	T. Amagasa Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	0	36
18	N. Campbell Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	26	1247.4%	3516.5%
19	K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	29	325.6%	3423.9%
20	T. Asano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	837.1%	3325.6%
21	M. Shinada Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	0100%	3323.7%
22	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	1432.7%	3225.1%
23	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	167950%	3229.9%
24	T. Koyamatsu Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	31	35217.4%	30±0%
25	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	7±0%	29±0%
26	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	313.4%	2815%
27	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	12	28
28	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	15	28
29	N. Iino Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	29	518.2%	2823.3%
30	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	20136.1%	2655%
31	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	9	25
32	T. Matsuda Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	31	1724.9%	2424.6%
33	Oberdan Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	31	139.1%	233.1%
34	H. Akino Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	31	7	20
35	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	4520.5%	2025.5%
36	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1461.5%	846.9%
37	S. Kurata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	37	2082%	734.5%