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 27, and R. Kita 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 +15 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

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	Player	Team
1	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
2	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	24	20
3	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	213333.3%	2539.8%
4	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	21	3318.8%
5	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
6	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	20	23
7	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	19	25
8	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	19	27
9	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	18	9
10	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
11	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	26	15	23
12	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	15	20
13	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	15	24
14	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	15	27
15	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	15	869%
16	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	28	15	19
17	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	14164.8%	1554%
18	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	14	20
19	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	14	26
20	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	13	26
21	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	13	23
22	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	1338.8%	2548.3%
23	R. Sato Central midfielder	Osaka	28	13	20
24	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	12	27
25	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	12	24
26	Y. Sato Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	31	12	13
27	K. Oyama Central midfielder	Kanazawa	31	12	13
28	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	12134.7%	1852.3%
29	Y. Yoshimura Central midfielder	Nara Club	30	11	15
30	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	11	27
31	R. Fujimura Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	11	21
32	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	11	24
33	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	28	11	19
34	S. Yajima Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	32	1145.6%	1853.4%
35	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	11	25
36	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	10	26
37	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	10	21
38	K. Suzuki Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	30	10	13
39	T. Shimakawa Central midfielder	Sagamihara	36	10	84.6%
40	K. Ando Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	10	15
41	N. Sanda Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	34	10	6
42	K. Tokunaga Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	29	9	16
43	K. Hagino Central midfielder	FC Gifu	26	9	23
44	R. Kawano Central midfielder	Sagamihara	31	9	12
45	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	23	9	24
46	H. Horiuchi Central midfielder	Nara Club	30	9	14
47	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	9	20
48	S. Motegi Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	29	9	16
49	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	23	9431.3%	2839.1%
50	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	8	15