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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

T. Hiraoka of Kyoto Sanga is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and Matheus Jesus leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Koyamatsu has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 on last season, while K. Yasuda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.7 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.

Best talent
T. Hiraoka51.4RTG
Kyoto Sanga
In form
T. Ohgihara45.3SsN
Vissel Kobe
Rising potential
K. Yasuda+3.7RTG
V-varen Nagasaki · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Koyamatsu+23.7SsN
Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Matheus Jesus7goals
V-varen Nagasaki
Most valuable
Y. Yamada22.2val
Kashiwa Reysol
26 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1T. KoyamatsuAttacking midfielderNagoya Grampus31+23.7
24/25→25/26
35217.4%30±0%
2K. OkunoDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29320%443.3%
3Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol26+11.9
24/25→25/26
3259.2%462.7%
4Matheus JesusAttacking midfielderV-varen Nagasaki29+11.3
21/22→25/26
20136.1%2655%
5M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka24+9.3
24/25→25/26
18105.7%507.2%
6S. KurataCentral midfielderGamba Osaka37+9.1
24/25→25/26
2082%734.5%
7T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe34+7.7
24/25→25/26
4520.5%2025.5%
8D. SasakiAttacking midfielderVissel Kobe26+6.9
24/25→25/26
3327%517.8%
9T. SuzukiCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos26+6
24/25→25/26
9176.5%413.6%
10R. SakataCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka22+5.3
24/25→25/26
8240.9%473.5%
11T. HiraokaCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga23+5
24/25→25/26
2524.6%514%
12K. YasudaCentral midfielderV-varen Nagasaki21+4.6
24/25→25/26
8131.4%429.6%
13Y. KitajimaAttacking midfielderAvispa Fukuoka26+2.3
24/25→25/26
839%418.9%
14N. IinoCentral midfielderVissel Kobe29+0.8
24/25→25/26
518.2%2823.3%
15Samuel GustafsonCentral midfielderUrawa31-1.1
24/25→25/26
313.4%2815%
16K. SaitoCentral midfielderTokyo Verdy29-1.9
24/25→25/26
325.6%3423.9%
17T. AsanoCentral midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima31-4.6
24/25→25/26
837.1%3325.6%
18K. MoritaCentral midfielderTokyo Verdy26-4.8
24/25→25/26
2914.1%4615.5%
19T. MatsudaAttacking midfielderKyoto Sanga31-5.6
24/25→25/26
1724.9%2424.6%
20D. SugaCentral midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima27-6
24/25→25/26
1331.4%4018.8%
21Y. HiguchiCentral midfielderKashima29-6.8
24/25→25/26
1432.7%3225.1%
22H. TakedaCentral midfielderUrawa24-7.8
24/25→25/26
0100%3820.2%
23OberdanDefensive midfielderFagiano Okayama31-8.3
24/25→25/26
139.1%233.1%
24N. CampbellAttacking midfielderV-varen Nagasaki26-11.1
24/25→25/26
1247.4%3516.5%
25T. KikuchiAttacking midfielderNagoya Grampus27-11.2
24/25→25/26
858%3622.2%
26A. IenagaCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale40-21.6
24/25→25/26
1461.5%846.9%