Most In-Form players in J1 League 2027

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

Most in-form goalkeepers in J1 League Most in-form defenders in J1 League Most in-form midfielders in J1 League Most in-form attackers in J1 League Best players in J1 League Top-scoring players in J1 League

At a glance

R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.5, and K. Osako has been the form player this season, grading 45.7, and Erik leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Sumiyoshi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.2 on last season, while Y. Takeda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.6 over the same span. 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.

Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Sumiyoshi+29.2SsN

Shimizu S-pulse · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	4652.8%	4914.3%
2	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
3	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	4520.5%	2025.5%
4	N. Vallys Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	29	4476.9%	345.4%
5	J. Sumiyoshi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	38331.8%	3914.4%
6	D. Tagami Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	33	35330.5%	215.9%
7	T. Koyamatsu Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	31	35217.4%	30±0%
8	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	3327%	517.8%
9	Erik Winger	Machida Zelvia	32	32160.5%	261.2%
10	S. Fukuoka Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	30	3219%	3321.7%
11	K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	29	325.6%	3423.9%
12	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	3259.2%	462.7%
13	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	25	3178.4%	527.6%
14	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	313.4%	2815%
15	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	29	40
16	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	29320%	443.3%
17	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	2914.1%	4615.5%
18	T. Shichi Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	32	29750%	257.6%
19	M. Tashiro Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	33	2839%	1743.1%
20	T. Kamijima Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	29	2824.2%	3225.1%
21	Y. Obata Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	24	27380.7%	496.3%
22	K. Anzai Full-back	Kashima	31	2733.5%	2634.8%
23	J. Ichimori Goalkeeper	Gamba Osaka	35	2723.3%	2213.2%
24	Marco Túlio Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	28	2714.2%	3817.5%
25	T. Deng Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	29	2627.5%	3123.9%
26	Derik Lacerda Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	26	2653.6%	4623.5%
27	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	2524.6%	514%
28	Y. Oki Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	27	23395.7%	452.6%
29	M. Murakami Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	34	2235%	1832.2%
30	M. Yamane Full-back	Urawa	32	2222.5%	173.1%
31	Y. Nagatomo Full-back	FC Tokyo	39	2131%	1014.9%
32	Park Il-Gyu Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	36	2044.3%	1815%
33	S. Kurata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	37	2082%	734.5%
34	Y. Maruyama Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	37	20304.1%	1122.2%
35	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	20136.1%	2655%
36	K. Matsubara Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	33	191.1%	1641.4%
37	D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	1924.7%	3820.2%
38	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	18105.7%	507.2%
39	M. Kato Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	29	1860.6%	3437.7%
40	Kim Min-Tae Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	32	1732.1%	2616%
41	T. Matsuda Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	31	1724.9%	2424.6%
42	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	167950%	3229.9%
43	S. Aihara Centre-forward	Mito Hollyhock	30	16	1559.2%
44	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	15	28
45	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	15±0%	47±0%
46	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	33	1465.4%	1461.8%
47	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	1432.7%	3225.1%
48	Kim Ju-Sung Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	25	1446.3%	472.3%
49	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1461.5%	846.9%
50	M. Yuzawa Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	32	1316.9%	1730%