Most In-Form central midfielders in J1 League 2027

The most in-form central midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and R. Tabei has been the form player this season, grading 44.6, and T. Hiraoka leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +22.7 on last season, while T. Hiraoka's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Tabei of Fagiano Okayama is the most valuable name in this group at 20.1.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

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Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	45	40
2	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	3469%	514%
3	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3010.6%	50±0%
4	N. Nakagawa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3046.8%	54±0%
5	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	292545.5%	42±0%
6	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	2713600%	3229.9%
7	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	2742.8%	42±0%
8	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	2639.5%	36±0%
9	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	2443.8%	38±0%
10	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	24	28
11	T. Semba Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	27	233228.6%	3032.4%
12	T. Akimoto Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	2332.7%	405.7%
13	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	2246.8%	3512%
14	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	30	211.9%	3225.1%
15	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	21116.3%	4523%
16	S. Tanaka Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	29	2133.4%	35±0%
17	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	21	25
18	Y. Shimamoto Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	20	21	43
19	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	20390%	438.6%
20	H. Onaga Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	31	189.3%	2013%
21	Matheus Índio Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	1857.5%	4240.1%
22	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	1847.5%	52±0%
23	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	1729.3%	4320.1%
24	K. Shirai Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	32	172.5%	181.1%
25	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	17126%	29±0%
26	J. Amano Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	1616.6%	12±0%
27	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	16113.5%	40±0%
28	H. Arai Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	28	16244.4%	3428.1%
29	R. Yamashita Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	29	1559.5%	40±0%
30	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	1417.3%	26±0%
31	R. Germain Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	31	1348.8%	295.5%
32	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	13490.9%	473.5%
33	T. Takamine Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	28	12	3222.4%
34	R. Hirakawa Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	1047.1%	45±0%
35	T. Miki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	1075.2%	40±0%
36	K. Kumasaka Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	940.1%	49±0%
37	Matheus Bueno Central midfielder	Kashima	28	973.2%	448.3%
38	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	874.2%	50±0%
39	H. Mae Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	31	875.9%	29±0%
40	R. Yamada Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	28	5	26±0%
41	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Urawa	25	0100%	3820.2%
42	T. Amagasa Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	0	36
43	M. Shinada Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	0100%	3323.7%