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 27, 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 +16.6 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 4.8.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

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	7	36
3	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	4	34
4	H. Naruoka Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	0100%	3420.9%
5	W. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	25	0	3420.2%
6	K. Tanabe Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	0	34
7	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	21	3318.8%
8	S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	4	33
9	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	14	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	17	29
13	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	20	29
14	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	16	28
15	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	23	9431.3%	2839.1%
16	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
17	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	14	27
18	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	15	27
19	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
20	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
21	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	17	2735.5%
22	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	12	27
23	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	11	27
24	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	18	27
25	H. Yoshino Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	5	26
26	S. Adachi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	22	7	26
27	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	8	26
28	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	14	26
29	R. Kawana Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	4	26
30	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	23	26
31	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	20474.3%	2640.9%
32	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	10	26
33	F. Takayanagi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	6	26
34	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	13	26
35	K. Fukui Central midfielder	Osaka	25	4	25
36	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	19	25
37	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	11	25
38	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	1338.8%	2548.3%
39	T. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	26	7	25
40	R. Onishi Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	28	0	25
41	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	213333.3%	2539.8%
42	K. Kano Central midfielder	Fukushima United	24	4	25
43	A. Tojo Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	7	25
44	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	15	24
45	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	23	9	24
46	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	11	24
47	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	15	24
48	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	12	24
49	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	15	23
50	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	20	23