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

A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.7, and Léo Ceará has been the form player this season, grading 54.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kim Seung-Gyu has improved his Season rating most, up +43.1 on last season, while Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the most valuable name in this group at 22.4.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Kim Seung-Gyu+43.1SsN

FC Tokyo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Léo Ceará Winger	Kashima	31	544.6%	31±0%
2	K. Anzai Full-back	Kashima	31	5022.3%	2634.8%
3	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	4923.4%	608.7%
4	H. Tanaka Goalkeeper	FC Tokyo	27	49	32
5	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	49141.8%	462.7%
6	Kim Seung-Gyu Goalkeeper	FC Tokyo	36	49380.2%	12±0%
7	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	35	4826.3%	2025.5%
8	M. Nagakura Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	27	47154.1%	4311.1%
9	A. Scholz Centre-back	FC Tokyo	34	46127.1%	16±0%
10	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
11	T. Deng Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	29	45117.9%	3123.9%
12	J. Quiñónes Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	29	45101.3%	31±0%
13	H. Araki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	4516.5%	35±0%
14	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	45	40
15	M. Murakami Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	34	4430%	1832.2%
16	N. Vallys Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	30	4474.1%	345.4%
17	K. Suwama Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	43	44
18	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	4055.5%	517.8%
19	H. Inamura Centre-back	FC Tokyo	24	38303.2%	475.4%
20	Diego Full-back	Vissel Kobe	31	3874.1%	2815.4%
21	Matheus Thuler Full-back	Vissel Kobe	27	375.9%	45±0%
22	K. Tanimura Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	28	37104.4%	34±0%
23	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	3730.2%	47±0%
24	S. Sasaki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	37	3628.1%	2227.5%
25	Marcinho Winger	Kawasaki Frontale	31	368.1%	30±0%
26	G. Sakai Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	35	3514.1%	18±0%
27	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	3512.7%	32±0%
28	K. Matsubara Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	33	3582.6%	1641.4%
29	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	3469%	514%
30	S. Muroya Full-back	FC Tokyo	32	34101.8%	19±0%
31	Y. Oki Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	27	33604.3%	452.6%
32	R. Inoue Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	29	33401.5%	27±0%
33	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	31390.6%	3213.9%
34	Dion-Johan Cools Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	30	31292.4%	24±0%
35	Y. Koizumi Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	30	3112.9%	4112.5%
36	T. Kaneko Winger	Urawa	29	3013%	36±0%
37	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3010.6%	50±0%
38	N. Nakagawa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3046.8%	54±0%
39	Y. Soma Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	29	3028.6%	391%
40	T. Inoue Full-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	30229.7%	4620.3%
41	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	307.6%	51±0%
42	T. Yamakawa Full-back	Vissel Kobe	29	2934.6%	4410.3%
43	S. Aihara Centre-forward	Mito Hollyhock	30	29	1559.2%
44	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	292545.5%	42±0%
45	N. Arai Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	2932.3%	3316.1%
46	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	2834.9%	23±0%
47	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	2713600%	3229.9%
48	T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	25	2780.7%	472.9%
49	Kosuke Nakamura Goalkeeper	Cerezo Osaka	31	27721.2%	244.8%
50	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	2742.8%	42±0%