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 K. Minoda has been the form player this season, grading 43.9, and S. Tanaka leads the scoring with 9 goals.

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	K. Minoda Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	44	2832.6%
2	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	27	27
3	S. Kawata Goalkeeper	Tochigi SC	32	27	13
4	Y. Okada Centre-forward	Fukushima United	30	25	16
5	R. Kawakami Centre-back	Kanazawa	31	24	14
6	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	24	20
7	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	23	26
8	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	32	23	14
9	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	23	29
10	T. Harigaya Defensive midfielder	Fukushima United	27	22	23
11	H. Higuchi Centre-forward	Fukushima United	34	22	8
12	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	23	21	29
13	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	213333.3%	2539.8%
14	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	21	3318.8%
15	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	28	21	24
16	T. Shimada Centre-forward	Osaka	30	20	19
17	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	20	27
18	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	20	29
19	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	20474.3%	2640.9%
20	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	20	23
21	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	19	25
22	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	19	29
23	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	19	27
24	D. Takagi Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	30	18	14
25	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	18	27
26	K. Yamawaki Full-back	Kitakyushu	25	18±0%	29±0%
27	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	18±0%	28±0%
28	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	18	9
29	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	17	2735.5%
30	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	17	29
31	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	17	24
32	Y. Hasegawa Full-back	Parceiro Nagano	29	16124.7%	1760.8%
33	R. Kamigaki Defensive midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	16	20
34	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	16	8
35	S. Tamura Centre-forward	Ehime FC	31	16	13
36	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	16	28
37	S. Tachino Full-back	Osaka	33	16	9
38	S. Nikaido Centre-back	Gainare Tottori	25	16	26
39	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	16	27
40	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	15	28
41	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	15	23
42	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	15	20
43	K. Tomita Centre-back	Parceiro Nagano	30	15	15
44	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	15	24
45	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	15	20
46	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	15	27
47	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	15	19
48	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	15	869%
49	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	15	24
50	Patric Centre-forward	Kanazawa	38	1518.2%	468.5%