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Most Improved midfielders This Season in J1 League

The most improved midfielders in J1 League, 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 54.8, and S. Inagaki has been the form player this season, grading 68.2, and T. Ito leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +39.6 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, T. Kubo of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.3.

Best talent
N. Nakagawa54.8RTG
Kashiwa Reysol
In form
S. Inagaki68.2SsN
Nagoya Grampus
Rising potential
Y. Matsumura+7.3RTG
Kashima · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Ito+39.6SsN
Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. Ito13goals
Kawasaki Frontale
Most valuable
T. Kubo22.3val
Kashiwa Reysol
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1T. ItoAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale29+39.6
24/25→25/26
431237.5%3710.3%
2T. KuboDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol27+31.9
24/25→25/26
49188.8%498.3%
3Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47201.9%422.2%
4N. LaviDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka29+27.8
24/25→25/26
34421.2%347.4%
5Matheus BuenoCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse28+25.7
22/23→25/26
34313.4%4120.1%
6T. KoyamatsuAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol31+23.7
24/25→25/26
35217.4%30±0%
7K. OkunoDefensive midfielderShonan Bellmare26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29320%420.9%
8Y. NakayamaDefensive midfielderMachida Zelvia29+22.2
24/25→25/26
29317.1%363.2%
9Y. KamiyaCentral midfielderFagiano Okayama29+20.4
24/25→25/26
213400%311.6%
10Y. MatsumuraAttacking midfielderKashima25+20.3
24/25→25/26
23725%5216.4%
11S. KawaharaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+19.1
24/25→25/26
36112.4%4011.2%
12Lucas FernandesWingerCerezo Osaka32+16.7
24/25→25/26
5050.2%2621.6%
13S. KagawaCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka37+16.4
24/25→25/26
23248.5%104.2%
14A. UenakaAttacking midfielderYokohama F. Marinos24+16.1
24/25→25/26
3394.7%545.7%
15K. YamadaCentral midfielderYokohama FC27+15.7
24/25→25/26
3393.5%4116.3%
16T. KanekoCentral midfielderUrawa29+15.4
24/25→25/26
27133.9%366.8%
17Y. IdeguchiCentral midfielderVissel Kobe29+15.3
24/25→25/26
3480.5%3614.8%
18S. InagakiDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus34+14.7
24/25→25/26
6827.5%2315.8%
19H. KidaDefensive midfielderCerezo Osaka26+13.9
24/25→25/26
18315.9%431.2%
20Y. KuwasakiCentral midfielderVissel Kobe28+13.7
24/25→25/26
18326.2%376.3%
21K. EndoCentral midfielderFC Tokyo28+13.4
24/25→25/26
25119.6%3613.1%
22R. YamashitaAttacking midfielderGamba Osaka28+12
24/25→25/26
2778.4%3912.9%
23Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol26+11.9
24/25→25/26
3259.2%462.7%
24E. MiyamotoDefensive midfielderFagiano Okayama28+11.8
24/25→25/26
3257.3%443.1%
25R. MitoDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka24+11.8
24/25→25/26
15368.8%460.9%
26T. SuzukiFull-backYokohama F. Marinos26+11.7
24/25→25/26
15344.1%412.4%
27Juan AlanoWingerGamba Osaka29+11.5
24/25→25/26
19149.4%3119.1%
28MasaCentral midfielderKashiwa Reysol27+11.4
23/24→25/26
15345.5%4212.3%
29K. OnoseAttacking midfielderShonan Bellmare33+10.7
24/25→25/26
2575.9%203.4%
30J. OkumuraAttacking midfielderAlbirex Niigata25+9.9
24/25→25/26
18123.7%474.4%
31T. InuiCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse38+9.5
22/23→25/26
2851.6%1413.3%
32M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka24+9.3
24/25→25/26
18105.7%507.2%
33R. YamaneDefensive midfielderYokohama F. Marinos22+9.2
24/25→25/26
2176%501%
34S. FukuokaCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga26+9
24/25→25/26
2172.6%484.6%
35S. OtaAttacking midfielderShonan Bellmare30+8.6
24/25→25/26
16113.2%296.4%
36K. ChinenCentral midfielderKashima31+8.5
24/25→25/26
3138.5%2532.2%
37Y. HoshiCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata34+8.3
24/25→25/26
16113.7%1320.4%
38T. KidaDefensive midfielderYokohama F. Marinos31+8.3
24/25→25/26
2548.5%2524.9%
39K. YasuiCentral midfielderUrawa26+8.3
24/25→25/26
3334.3%50±0%
40E. ShiraiCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata30+8.1
24/25→25/26
3234.5%3119.2%
41Y. IwasakiCentral midfielderAvispa Fukuoka28+7.9
24/25→25/26
1877.5%3526.1%
42T. OhgiharaCentral midfielderVissel Kobe34+7.7
24/25→25/26
4520.5%2025.8%
43K. NakayamaCentral midfielderNagoya Grampus30+7.2
24/25→25/26
1775%2625.3%
44H. KawabeAttacking midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima30+7.2
24/25→25/26
2055.8%342.3%
45N. IinoFull-backVissel Kobe29+7
24/25→25/26
11159.1%2822.7%
46D. SasakiWingerVissel Kobe26+6.9
24/25→25/26
3327%508.7%
47Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale31+6.7
24/25→25/26
4019.9%3218.4%
48Danilo GomesWingerAlbirex Niigata27+6
24/25→25/26
1293.8%3614.2%
49T. HiratoCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga29+5.8
24/25→25/26
2825.9%378.4%
50R. HirakawaDefensive midfielderTokyo Verdy26+5.7
24/25→25/26
1943.2%451.8%