Midfielders with the Best Potential in J2 League 2026

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

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At a glance

Keisuke Kasai of Albirex Niigata is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.6, and K. Onose has been the form player this season, grading 35.5, and K. Murakoshi leads the scoring with 5 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	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	11	46
2	H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	16	44
3	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	22	559.5%	4111%
4	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	3393.5%	4116.3%
5	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	13	39
6	H. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	71650%	3910.4%
7	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1038.1%	3816%
8	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	437.5%	3625.5%
9	T. Sakurai Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	0100%	3621.4%
10	H. Kamada Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	0	36
11	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	4	36
12	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	4	35
13	Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	27	1279.7%	3514.9%
14	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	9	35
15	K. Ueda Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	24	0	35
16	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1162.1%	3532.9%
17	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	536.1%	3425.2%
18	G. Takenaka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	0	34
19	Y. Takahashi Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	25	0	33
20	K. Doi Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	24	13	33
21	K. Shimabuku Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	0	3221.6%
22	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	26	4	31
23	H. Endo Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	26	0	31
24	S. Kodama Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	27	0	30
25	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Iwaki	25	14	30
26	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	22	15167.9%	3034.3%
27	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	14	29
28	T. Arai Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	29	19	29
29	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Kataller Toyama	20	10	29
30	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	15	29
31	Hikaru Arai Central midfielder	Imabari	27	0	28
32	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	11	28
33	K. Mochii Central midfielder	Imabari	27	0	28
34	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	24	27
35	H. Nakahara Attacking midfielder	Sagan Tosu	30	1143.5%	2720.6%
36	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	459.3%	2724.6%
37	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	24	19	27
38	J. Yoshida Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	23	5	26
39	Toshiki Kawai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	4	26
40	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Imabari	28	5	26
41	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	30	1825.5%	2632.6%
42	D. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Iwaki	28	0	26
43	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	28	41300%	2536.2%
44	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	17	25
45	S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	15101.3%	2520.2%
46	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	29	5	24
47	R. Uehara Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	30	0100%	2346%
48	K. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	28	22	22
49	A. Sato Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	28	24	22
50	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	32	915.6%	226.5%