Midfielders with the Best Potential in J3 League 2026

The highest-potential midfielders in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Yoshida of FC Ryukyu is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and T. Yamaguchi has been the form player this season, grading 44.4, and Y. Kikui leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +30.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Kabayama of Ehime FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.7.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+30.2SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Yoshida Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	23	0100%	3627%
2	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	25	13	36
3	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	7	34
4	H. Naruoka Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	0100%	3420.9%
5	K. Tanabe Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	25	0	34
6	W. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	0	3420.2%
7	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	36	3318.8%
8	S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	7	33
9	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	27	17	32
10	H. Sese Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	27	0	30
11	Y. Fukazawa Central midfielder	Ehime FC	26	0	30
12	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	35	29
13	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	35	29
14	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	32	28
15	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	23	16906.3%	2839.1%
16	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	44	27
17	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	25	27
18	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	30	27
19	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	39	27
20	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	30	27
21	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	31	2735.5%
22	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	22	27
23	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	22	27
24	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	37	27
25	H. Yoshino Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	10	26
26	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	36	26
27	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	14	26
28	S. Adachi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	22	14	26
29	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	17	26
30	R. Kawana Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	8	26
31	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	34862.9%	2640.9%
32	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	21	26
33	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	27	26
34	F. Takayanagi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	13	26
35	K. Fukui Central midfielder	Osaka	25	7	25
36	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	21	25
37	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	36	25
38	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	235.6%	2548.3%
39	T. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	26	14	25
40	R. Onishi Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	28	0	25
41	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	365900%	2539.8%
42	K. Kano Central midfielder	Fukushima United	24	9	25
43	A. Tojo Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	14	25
44	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	31	24
45	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	23	9	24
46	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	30	24
47	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	22	24
48	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	23	24
49	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	27	23
50	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	32	23