Midfielders with the Best Potential in J3 League

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

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At a glance

R. Kabayama of Kitakyushu is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 29.5, 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, T. Yamaguchi of Kagoshima United is the most valuable name in this group at 3.9.

Matsumoto Yamaga · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	23	19	3027.9%
2	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	14	29
3	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	17	29
4	K. Doi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	24	11	29
5	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Nara Club	20	10	29
6	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	15	29
7	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	20	29
8	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	16	28
9	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	146750%	2837.2%
10	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	11	28
11	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Nara Club	23	13	28
12	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	24	27
13	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
14	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	14	27
15	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Tochigi SC	22	14144.6%	2739.8%
16	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	15	27
17	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
18	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
19	H. Yoshino Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	5	27
20	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	17	2735.5%
21	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	12	27
22	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	11	27
23	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	13	27
24	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Tochigi City	26	18	27
25	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	19	27
26	S. Adachi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	22	7	26
27	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	14	26
28	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	22	9431.3%	2642.4%
29	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	8	26
30	R. Kawana Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	4	26
31	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	23	26
32	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	20474.3%	2640.9%
33	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	23	13	26
34	Toshiki Kawai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	4	26
35	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	25	10	26
36	N. Sutoh Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	9	26
37	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	15	26
38	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	10	26
39	F. Takayanagi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	6	26
40	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Kochi United	25	17	25
41	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	12	25
42	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	11	25
43	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	19	25
44	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	1338.8%	2548.3%
45	T. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	25	7	25
46	K. Kano Central midfielder	Fukushima United	24	4	25
47	A. Tojo Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	7	25
48	J. Yoshida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	23	4	24
49	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	15	24
50	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	23	9	24