Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable central 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 central midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and K. Saito has been the form player this season, grading 32.2.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Kurata has improved his Season rating most, up +9.1 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, R. Tabei of Fagiano Okayama is the most valuable name in this group at 20.3.

V-varen Nagasaki · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Kurata+9.1SsN

Gamba Osaka · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	20.3	29	40
2	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	15.6	2524.6%	514%
3	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	15.3	2914.1%	4615.5%
4	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	14.6	7±0%	40±0%
5	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	13.7	4	39
6	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	13.2	8240.9%	473.5%
7	T. Suzuki Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	12.8	9176.5%	413.6%
8	S. Koshimichi Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22	12.8	635.2%	486.1%
9	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	23	12.6	3	38
10	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	12.5	167950%	3229.9%
11	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	12.4	3	43
12	Yuto Nagao Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.3	0	36
13	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	12	1±0%	42±0%
14	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	11.7	1331.4%	4018.8%
15	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	11.7	4±0%	438.6%
16	S. Morimura Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	23	11.6	0	35
17	F. Mohamado Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	22	11.6	0	45
18	T. Nakamura Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	11.6	0±0%	39±0%
19	R. Mito Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	24	11.6	15±0%	46±0%
20	R. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	11.6	21±0%	48±0%
21	H. Kato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	24	11.3	0	40
22	Y. Iesaka Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.3	0	41
23	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	11.3	27±0%	50±0%
24	Y. Uchida Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	24	11.3	15±0%	442.1%
25	M. Shinada Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	11.2	0100%	3323.7%
26	T. Iwai Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	23	11.2	0	35
27	J. Nishikawa Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	24	11.1	77.6%	4621.7%
28	K. Saga Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	22	11.1	0	35
29	Kyota Tokiwa Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	24	11	1±0%	42±0%
30	Y. Kajiura Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	22	10.9	0	42
31	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	10.9	34±0%	52±0%
32	M. Yumiba Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	24	10.9	8±0%	44±0%
33	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	10.8	15	28
34	R. Saito Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	24	10.8	0	34
35	H. Koda Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	22	10.8	86.8%	4728.1%
36	R. Ohata Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	22	10.8	0	42
37	S. Satsukida Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	24	10.7	0	34
38	F. Yamada Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	10.7	5±0%	433.4%
39	Patrick Verhon Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.6	0	440.9%
40	Y. Igari Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	23	10.6	0	34
41	H. Takeda Central midfielder	Urawa	24	10.5	0100%	3820.2%
42	Y. Ozeki Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.5	11±0%	51±0%
43	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	21	10.4	8131.4%	429.6%
44	H. Suzuki Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	21	10.4	0	42
45	Shuto Yamaichi Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.3	0	43
46	F. Honda Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	25	10.3	0100%	4114.7%
47	G. Nawata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	20	10.3	1±0%	44±0%
48	G. Yoshida Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	25	10.2	0	33
49	S. Homma Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	26	10.2	10±0%	400.5%
50	Y. Doi Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	19	10.2	1	47