Most Improved midfielders This Season in J2 League

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

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At a glance

H. Yamamoto of Mito Hollyhock is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.1, and Matheus Jesus has been the form player this season, grading 19.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Matheus Jesus has improved his Season rating most, up +11.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Tsukui of Mito Hollyhock is the most valuable name in this group at 7.2.

Montedio Yamagata · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Matheus Jesus+11.3SsN

V-varen Nagasaki · 21/22→25/26

21 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	+11.3 21/22→25/26	20136.1%	2655%
2	Y. Goke Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	27	+7.5 22/23→25/26	10357.1%	3129.6%
3	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	+4.6 24/25→25/26	7200%	939.5%
4	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	+1.6 24/25→25/26	459.3%	2724.6%
5	J. Nodake Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	31	-1.3 21/22→25/26	0100%	1556.8%
6	J. Nishikawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	-2 23/24→25/26	723.3%	3720.8%
7	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	-2.6 24/25→25/26	536.1%	3425.2%
8	N. Misawa Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	31	-2.6 23/24→25/26	0100%	1449.5%
9	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	35	-2.8 21/22→25/26	727.5%	963.4%
10	S. Kaneko Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	-4.1 24/25→25/26	450.6%	1642.6%
11	K. Masui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	25	-4.6 24/25→25/26	740.4%	3720.5%
12	K. Onohara Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	30	-5.2 20/21→25/26	0100%	1855.3%
13	T. Takamine Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	28	-6.3 24/25→25/26	0100%	2639.9%
14	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	22	-6.6 24/25→25/26	559.5%	3719.2%
15	K. Nishiya Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	26	-6.9 24/25→25/26	560.5%	3324.4%
16	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	-7.8 24/25→25/26	0100%	3625.8%
17	S. Nakamura Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	32	-9.4 24/25→25/26	565.7%	1534.9%
18	H. Yoshida Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	-10.2 24/25→25/26	0100%	3432%
19	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	25	-26 24/25→25/26	1072.6%	3731.4%
20	R. Uehara Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	29	-31.8 24/25→25/26	0100%	2346%
21	R. Aoki Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	30	-32.4 24/25→25/26	489%	1949.7%