Most In-Form midfielders in J3 League 2026

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

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At a glance

H. Yoshida of FC Ryukyu is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and T. Yamaguchi has been the form player this season, grading 44.4, and Y. Kikui leads the scoring with 6 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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Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	44	27
2	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	41	20
3	T. Harigaya Defensive midfielder	Fukushima United	28	39	23
4	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	39	27
5	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	37	27
6	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	36	26
7	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	365900%	2539.8%
8	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	36	25
9	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	36	3318.8%
10	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	35	9
11	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	35	29
12	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	35	29
13	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	34862.9%	2640.9%
14	R. Kamigaki Defensive midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	32	20
15	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	32	23
16	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	32	8
17	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	32	28
18	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	31	20
19	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	31	2735.5%
20	E. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	31	24
21	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	30	24
22	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	30	27
23	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	30	869%
24	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	30	27
25	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	29431.5%	1554%
26	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	27	23
27	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	27	26
28	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	25	20
29	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	29	25	19
30	G. Sekino Central midfielder	Kochi United	27	25	23
31	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	25	27
32	K. Nakashima Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	25	17
33	R. Sato Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	29	24	20
34	K. Oyama Central midfielder	Kanazawa	31	24	13
35	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	23369.4%	1852.3%
36	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	235.6%	2548.3%
37	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	23	24
38	Y. Yoshimura Central midfielder	Nara Club	30	22	15
39	R. Fujimura Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	22	21
40	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	22	27
41	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	22	27
42	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	22	24
43	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	21	25
44	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	21	23
45	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	21	26
46	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	21	21
47	K. Ando Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	20	15
48	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kochi United	28	19	19
49	N. Sanda Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	34	19	6
50	R. Kawano Central midfielder	Sagamihara	31	18	12