Most In-Form players in J3 League 2026

The most in-form players in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers in J3 League Most in-form defenders in J3 League Most in-form midfielders in J3 League Most in-form attackers in J3 League Best players in J3 League Top-scoring players in J3 League

At a glance

R. Terakado of Kagoshima United is the standout for raw talent across players in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.5, and C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 36.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 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

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	C. Jennings Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	29	36	2618.6%
2	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
3	S. Kawata Goalkeeper	Tochigi SC	32	27	13
4	T. Yamamoto Goalkeeper	Osaka	25	26	28
5	Y. Okada Centre-forward	Nara Club	30	25	16
6	R. Kawakami Centre-back	Osaka	31	24	14
7	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	24	20
8	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	23	26
9	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	32	23	14
10	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	23	29
11	K. Mori Centre-forward	Fukushima United	29	23	19
12	T. Harigaya Defensive midfielder	Fukushima United	27	22	23
13	H. Higuchi Centre-forward	Fukushima United	34	22	8
14	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	21	29
15	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	213333.3%	2539.8%
16	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	21	3318.8%
17	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	27	21	24
18	T. Shimada Centre-forward	Osaka	30	20	19
19	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
20	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	20	29
21	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	20474.3%	2640.9%
22	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	20	23
23	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	19	25
24	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	19	27
25	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	19	29
26	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	19	27
27	D. Takagi Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	30	18	14
28	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	18	29
29	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	18±0%	28±0%
30	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	18	9
31	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Kochi United	25	17	25
32	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	17	2735.5%
33	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	17	29
34	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	17	24
35	Y. Hasegawa Full-back	Parceiro Nagano	29	16124.7%	1760.8%
36	R. Kamigaki Defensive midfielder	Nara Club	28	16	20
37	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	16	8
38	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	16	28
39	S. Tamura Centre-forward	Nara Club	31	16	13
40	S. Tachino Full-back	Osaka	33	16	9
41	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
42	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	16	26
43	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	26	15	23
44	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	15	28
45	K. Tomita Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	15	15
46	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	27	15	20
47	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	15	24
48	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	15	27
49	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	15	20
50	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	15	869%