Most In-Form defensive midfielders in J1 League 2027
The most in-form defensive midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and Y. Yamamoto has been the form player this season, grading 47.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +31.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielder |  Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 47±0% | 42±0% |
| 2 | T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielder |  Vissel Kobe | 34 | 4520.5% | 2025.5% |
| 3 | S. InagakiDefensive midfielder |  Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 44±0% | 23±0% |
| 4 | Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielder | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 34±0% | 3613.2% |
| 5 | Y. YamadaDefensive midfielder |  Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 3259.2% | 462.7% |
| 6 | João PedroDefensive midfielder |  Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 18±0% | 4310.8% |
| 7 | JuanpeDefensive midfielder |  Gamba Osaka | 30 | 16145.3% | 3213.9% |
| 8 | OberdanDefensive midfielder | Fagiano Okayama | 31 | 1211.4% | 222.8% |