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 58.2, 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 +30.2 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 4.7.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

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Y. Nishimura+30.2SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Minoda Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	58	2832.6%
2	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	45	29
3	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	44	27
4	Y. Okada Centre-forward	Fukushima United	30	44	16
5	S. Kawata Goalkeeper	Tochigi SC	32	42	13
6	H. Higuchi Centre-forward	Fukushima United	34	42	8
7	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	41	20
8	R. Kawakami Centre-back	Kanazawa	32	41	14
9	T. Akiyama Centre-back	Osaka	32	41	14
10	T. Harigaya Defensive midfielder	Fukushima United	28	39	23
11	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	39	27
12	T. Shimada Centre-forward	Osaka	30	37	19
13	D. Takagi Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	31	37	14
14	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	37	27
15	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	36	26
16	Yoshitaka Aoki Full-back	Kagoshima United	28	36	24
17	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	365900%	2539.8%
18	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	36	25
19	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	36	3318.8%
20	H. Iwasaki Centre-back	Tochigi SC	24	35	29
21	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	35	9
22	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	35	29
23	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	35	29
24	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	34862.9%	2640.9%
25	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	34	27
26	W. Hiramatsu Full-back	Tochigi SC	26	33	24
27	S. Tachino Full-back	Osaka	33	33	9
28	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	33	29
29	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	33	28
30	R. Kamigaki Defensive midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	32	20
31	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	32	23
32	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	32	8
33	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	32	28
34	S. Tamura Centre-forward	Ehime FC	31	31	13
35	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	31	20
36	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	31	2735.5%
37	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	31	24
38	Patric Centre-forward	Kanazawa	39	3068%	468.5%
39	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	30	24
40	K. Sugiyama Centre-back	Kitakyushu	28	30	20
41	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	30	27
42	Y. Tsujioka Centre-back	Kitakyushu	24	3068.2%	28±0%
43	C. Nduka Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	28	30	20
44	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	30	869%
45	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	30	27
46	M. Tokida Centre-back	Sagamihara	28	29	19
47	Y. Hasegawa Full-back	Parceiro Nagano	29	29302.7%	1760.8%
48	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	29431.5%	1554%
49	Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	29	22
50	T. Nonomura Centre-back	Matsumoto Yamaga	28	28	18