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Most Improved players in J2 League 2026

The most improved players in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers in J2 LeagueMost improved defenders in J2 LeagueMost improved midfielders in J2 LeagueMost improved attackers in J2 LeagueBest players in J2 LeagueMost in-form players in J2 League

At a glance

H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the standout for raw talent across players in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and S. Onishi has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and K. Hashimoto leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Onose has improved his Season rating most, up +21.4 on last season, while J. Okumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.2.

Best talent
H. Tanaka55.7RTG
Tokushima Vortis
In form
S. Onishi45.4SsN
Vanraure Hachinohe
Rising potential
J. Okumura+2.2RTG
Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
K. Onose+21.4SsN
Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
K. Hashimoto8goals
Tegevajaro Miyazaki
Most valuable
K. Nagata12.2val
Vanraure Hachinohe
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1K. OnoseCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare33+21.4
24/25→25/26
36151.8%194.4%
2M. ItoCentre-backYokohama FC33+20.8
24/25→25/26
32192.6%1714.8%
3A. IchikawaGoalkeeperYokohama FC27+20.4
23/24→25/26
23703.4%401.2%
4J. OkumuraCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata25+16.6
24/25→25/26
25207.5%474.9%
5M. NakajimaCentre-forwardVegalta Sendai27+16.4
21/22→25/26
23268.9%445.6%
6K. YamadaCentral midfielderYokohama FC27+15.7
24/25→25/26
3393.5%4116.3%
7A. FukumoriFull-backConsadole Sapporo33+12.4
23/24→25/26
2973.4%1738.1%
8K. TachiCentre-backShonan Bellmare28+11.5
24/25→25/26
121277.8%329.8%
9K. YamakoshiCentre-backTokushima Vortis33+10.9
24/25→25/26
15265.9%1234.1%
10K. FujiwaraDefensive midfielderJubilo Iwata22+9.4
24/25→25/26
15167.9%3034.3%
11S. OtaCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare30+7.7
24/25→25/26
15101.3%2520.2%
12T. InuiCentral midfielderJubilo Iwata38+7.7
22/23→25/26
2641.8%1413.3%
13Y. HoshiCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata34+7.5
24/25→25/26
15102.7%1322.8%
14S. MatsumuraCentre-backShonan Bellmare22+7.1
24/25→25/26
9443.7%442.3%
15Lucas BarcelosCentre-forwardTokushima Vortis28+6
24/25→25/26
10136.4%2727.9%
16Danilo GomesWingerAlbirex Niigata27+5.1
24/25→25/26
1279.7%3514.9%
17S. DoiCentral midfielderMontedio Yamagata34+4.6
24/25→25/26
7200%939.5%
18Y. HorigomeCentre-backConsadole Sapporo31+3.6
24/25→25/26
1628.8%2224.4%
19E. KawashimaGoalkeeperJubilo Iwata43+3.3
24/25→25/26
1144.6%660.3%
20R. OkuiCentre-backTochigi City36+3.3
21/22→25/26
1430.8%766%
21K. YamazakiCentre-backJubilo Iwata30+3.1
24/25→25/26
2912%3310.7%
22Danilo CardosoCentre-backJubilo Iwata29+2.4
22/23→25/26
758.5%2653.7%
23R. MatsudaCentre-forwardKataller Toyama35+1.7
21/22→25/26
730.9%863.8%
24Y. HakamataCentre-backShonan Bellmare30+1.6
24/25→25/26
634%2325.5%
25N. KanumaCentral midfielderTokushima Vortis28+1.6
24/25→25/26
459.3%2724.6%
26K. NakanoGoalkeeperConsadole Sapporo27+1.4
22/23→25/26
466.7%2935.1%
27S. TakedaCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare32+1.2
24/25→25/26
915.6%226.5%
28Wesley da SilvaCentre-forwardImabari30+0.8
22/23→25/26
108.5%2047.5%
29R. EndoCentre-backIwaki28+0.6
24/25→25/26
514%2731.1%
30Matheus PereiraCentre-backOita Trinita29+0.1
21/22→25/26
71.4%2147.6%
31H. TeruyamaCentre-backTochigi City260
21/22→25/26
4±0%3815.2%
32N. KamifukumotoGoalkeeperShonan Bellmare36-0.2
24/25→25/26
44.4%14±0%
33T. AbeCentre-backMontedio Yamagata29-0.4
21/22→25/26
310.5%2343.4%
34K. NishiyaAttacking midfielderTochigi City32-0.7
21/22→25/26
203.4%1659%
35Y. TakagiCentre-backTokushima Vortis28-0.9
21/22→25/26
126.8%2744.6%
36J. NodakeCentral midfielderOita Trinita31-1.3
21/22→25/26
0100%1556.8%
37K. OhnoCentre-backShonan Bellmare37-1.5
24/25→25/26
914.7%647.5%
38F. HayakawaCentre-backAlbirex Niigata32-2
24/25→25/26
625%1635%
39K. SakakibaraCentral midfielderOita Trinita25-2.6
24/25→25/26
536.1%3425.2%
40M. JonjićCentre-backTochigi City35-3.9
24/25→25/26
1718.9%857%
41S. KanekoCentral midfielderFujieda MYFC31-4.1
24/25→25/26
450.6%1642.6%
42D. WatariCentre-forwardTokushima Vortis33-4.2
22/23→25/26
0100%1060.7%
43S. ArakiCentre-forwardVegalta Sendai26-4.2
24/25→25/26
547.7%3233.5%
44A. BaradaCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare35-4.3
24/25→25/26
641.3%1123.7%
45W. PoppGoalkeeperShonan Bellmare31-4.7
24/25→25/26
177%1846.3%
46E. ShiraiCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata30-6
24/25→25/26
1825.5%2632.6%
47T. ShimamuraCentral midfielderYokohama FC27-6.1
24/25→25/26
1038.1%3816%
48T. TsuchiyaCentral midfielderImabari22-6.6
24/25→25/26
559.5%4111%
49R. TakaoCentre-backConsadole Sapporo29-7.2
24/25→25/26
467.3%2339.8%
50F. GonzálezCentre-forwardShonan Bellmare33-8.4
22/23→25/26
947.5%1256.4%