Most In-Form central midfielders in J3 League 2026

The most in-form central 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 central 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 N. Miki leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Goto has improved his Season rating most, up +30 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.

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	Player	Team
1	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	44	27
2	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	41	20
3	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	39	27
4	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	365900%	2539.8%
5	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	36	25
6	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	36	3318.8%
7	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	35	9
8	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	32	23
9	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	31	20
10	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	30	24
11	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	30	27
12	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	30	869%
13	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	30	27
14	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	29431.5%	1554%
15	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	27	23
16	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	27	26
17	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	25	20
18	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	29	25	19
19	G. Sekino Central midfielder	Kochi United	27	25	23
20	R. Sato Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	29	24	20
21	K. Oyama Central midfielder	Kanazawa	31	24	13
22	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	23369.4%	1852.3%
23	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	235.6%	2548.3%
24	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	23	24
25	Y. Yoshimura Central midfielder	Nara Club	30	22	15
26	R. Fujimura Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	22	21
27	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	22	27
28	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	22	27
29	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	22	24
30	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	21	25
31	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	21	23
32	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	21	26
33	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	21	21
34	K. Ando Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	20	15
35	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kochi United	28	19	19
36	N. Sanda Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	34	19	6
37	R. Kawano Central midfielder	Sagamihara	31	18	12
38	H. Horiuchi Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	30	18	14
39	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	18	20
40	R. Hashimoto Central midfielder	Osaka	28	18	19
41	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	17	15
42	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	17	26
43	T. Shimakawa Central midfielder	Sagamihara	36	17	84.6%
44	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	23	16906.3%	2839.1%
45	K. Hagino Central midfielder	FC Gifu	26	16	23
46	S. Yajima Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	32	1619%	1853.4%
47	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Osaka	28	16	18
48	S. Motegi Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	30	16	16
49	S. Yonehara Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	15	17
50	K. Kutsuna Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	15	18