Most Improved midfielders in J1 League 2027

The most improved 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.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

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Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

45 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	+28.5 24/25→25/26	49141.8%	462.7%
2	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	+25 24/25→25/26	31390.6%	3213.9%
3	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	+22.7 24/25→25/26	2639.5%	36±0%
4	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	+14.2 24/25→25/26	4055.5%	517.8%
5	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	+14.1 24/25→25/26	23160.2%	507.2%
6	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	+14.1 24/25→25/26	1726.8%	52±0%
7	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	+14 24/25→25/26	3469%	514%
8	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	+11.4 24/25→25/26	2742.8%	42±0%
9	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	+11.4 23/24→25/26	20390%	438.6%
10	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	+10.8 24/25→25/26	13490.9%	473.5%
11	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	35	+9.9 24/25→25/26	4826.3%	2025.5%
12	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	+9 24/25→25/26	2246.8%	3512%
13	K. Endo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	+8.7 24/25→25/26	2016.7%	385%
14	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	+7.4 24/25→25/26	2427.7%	49±0%
15	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	+6.1 24/25→25/26	18196.7%	27±0%
16	T. Takamine Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	28	+5.5 24/25→25/26	12	3222.4%
17	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	+4.3 24/25→25/26	1417.3%	26±0%
18	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	+1.6 24/25→25/26	3512.7%	32±0%
19	K. Shirai Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	32	+1.4 24/25→25/26	172.5%	181.1%
20	Matheus Bueno Central midfielder	Kashima	28	+0.9 22/23→25/26	973.2%	448.3%
21	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	+0.4 24/25→25/26	211.9%	3225.1%
22	R. Yamashita Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	29	0 24/25→25/26	1559.5%	40±0%
23	E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	28	-3.1 24/25→25/26	182.2%	35±0%
24	R. Hirakawa Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	-3.2 24/25→25/26	1047.1%	45±0%
25	Y. Ideguchi Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	30	-3.9 24/25→25/26	1556%	3613.2%
26	T. Akimoto Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	-4.7 24/25→25/26	2332.7%	405.7%
27	K. Chinen Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	31	-7.4 24/25→25/26	1552%	237.2%
28	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Urawa	25	-7.8 24/25→25/26	0100%	3820.2%
29	Oberdan Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	31	-9.8 24/25→25/26	1223.2%	225.3%
30	J. Amano Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	-10 24/25→25/26	1616.6%	12±0%
31	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	-10.3 24/25→25/26	3010.6%	50±0%
32	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	-14.6 24/25→25/26	21116.3%	4523%
33	H. Onaga Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	31	-15.6 24/25→25/26	189.3%	2013%
34	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	-15.8 24/25→25/26	874.2%	50±0%
35	K. Tachibanada Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	-17 24/25→25/26	2432.6%	34±0%
36	S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	-17.7 24/25→25/26	213.4%	35±0%
37	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	-18.6 24/25→25/26	2248.5%	42±0%
38	S. Tanaka Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	29	-21.5 24/25→25/26	2133.4%	35±0%
39	S. Higashi Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	-22.1 24/25→25/26	2122.3%	49±0%
40	H. Mae Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	31	-24.7 24/25→25/26	875.9%	29±0%
41	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	-25.2 24/25→25/26	2834.9%	23±0%
42	J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	33	-27.7 24/25→25/26	2111.3%	23±0%
43	T. Miki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	-28.3 24/25→25/26	1075.2%	40±0%
44	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	-32.7 24/25→25/26	2443.8%	38±0%
45	R. Germain Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	31	-42 24/25→25/26	1348.8%	295.5%