Most In-Form midfielders in J1 League 2027

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

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At a glance

N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and Y. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 48.6, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamada has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 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, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	49141.8%	462.7%
2	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	35	4826.3%	2025.5%
3	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	45	40
4	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	4055.5%	517.8%
5	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	3512.7%	32±0%
6	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	3469%	514%
7	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	31390.6%	3213.9%
8	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3010.6%	50±0%
9	N. Nakagawa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3046.8%	54±0%
10	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	292545.5%	42±0%
11	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	2834.9%	23±0%
12	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	2713600%	3229.9%
13	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	2742.8%	42±0%
14	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	2639.5%	36±0%
15	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	2427.7%	49±0%
16	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	2443.8%	38±0%
17	K. Tachibanada Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	2432.6%	34±0%
18	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	24	28
19	T. Semba Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	27	233228.6%	3032.4%
20	T. Akimoto Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	2332.7%	405.7%
21	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	23160.2%	507.2%
22	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	2246.8%	3512%
23	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	2248.5%	42±0%
24	João Pedro Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	27	2219.8%	4310.8%
25	S. Higashi Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2122.3%	49±0%
26	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	211.9%	3225.1%
27	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	21116.3%	4523%
28	S. Tanaka Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	29	2133.4%	35±0%
29	S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	213.4%	35±0%
30	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	21	25
31	Y. Shimamoto Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	19	21	43
32	J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	33	2111.3%	23±0%
33	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	20	28
34	K. Endo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	2016.7%	385%
35	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	20390%	438.6%
36	M. Yumiba Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	24	19123.8%	44±0%
37	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	18196.7%	27±0%
38	H. Onaga Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	31	189.3%	2013%
39	Matheus Índio Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	1857.5%	4240.1%
40	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	1847.5%	52±0%
41	E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	28	182.2%	35±0%
42	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	1729.3%	4320.1%
43	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	1726.8%	52±0%
44	K. Shirai Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	32	172.5%	181.1%
45	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	17126%	29±0%
46	Y. Torikai Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	28	17150%	275.5%
47	K. Sato Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	1651.6%	52±0%
48	J. Amano Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	1616.6%	12±0%
49	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	16113.5%	40±0%
50	H. Arai Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	28	16244.4%	3428.1%