Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in J1 League

The most valuable central midfielders in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Funabashi of Kashima is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.3, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and M. Hasegawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Hasegawa has improved his Season rating most, up +31.7 on last season, while S. Fukuoka's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Hasegawa of Albirex Niigata is the most valuable name in this group at 20.3.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

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M. Hasegawa+31.7SsN

Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	15.3	344685.7%	5216.7%
2	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	14.9	256050%	5425.1%
3	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	14.8	3393.5%	4116.3%
4	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	14.8	3334.3%	50±0%
5	H. Mochizuki Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	24	14.4	2521.3%	533.7%
6	S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	13.9	267.7%	518.5%
7	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	13.7	2732.6%	5019.8%
8	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	13.5	2914.1%	499.1%
9	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	13.4	29	40
10	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	23	13.4	2524.6%	491.2%
11	R. Araki Central midfielder	Kashima	24	13.3	1163.2%	4913.3%
12	S. Higashi Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	13.3	2736.9%	4918.2%
13	S. Fukuoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	13	2172.6%	484.6%
14	J. Okumura Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	12.9	25207.5%	474.9%
15	R. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	12.8	2176%	49±0%
16	R. Mito Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	24	12.5	15368.8%	46±0%
17	M. Shigemi Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	24	12.4	1441.6%	459.6%
18	S. Koshimichi Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22	12.4	635.2%	486.1%
19	Y. Matsuhashi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	24	12.3	1213.3%	458%
20	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	12.3	8240.9%	473.5%
21	S. Homma Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	12	102350%	447.6%
22	K. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	24	11.8	174%	4312.4%
23	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.7	3	43
24	F. Mohamado Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	22	11.6	0	45
25	Y. Nakajima Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	20	11.5	6180%	492.5%
26	S. Naruse Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	11.5	197.2%	4222.4%
27	Masa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	11.5	15345.5%	4212.3%
28	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	11.5	47201.9%	421.7%
29	H. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	25	11.5	71650%	422.5%
30	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Urawa	27	11.4	2033.6%	4222.6%
31	Kyota Tokiwa Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	24	11.4	1	42
32	T. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	11.2	2512.9%	4014.1%
33	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	24	11.2	0	41
34	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	11.1	4	41
35	T. Suzuki Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	11.1	9176.5%	413.6%
36	Takanari Endo Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	23	11.1	0	41
37	H. Ueki Central midfielder	Urawa	22	11.1	0	43
38	Y. Iesaka Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.1	0	41
39	H. Kato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	24	11.1	0	40
40	R. Sato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	19	11	10	50
41	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	11	1	42
42	T. Miki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	10.9	404.5%	4019.6%
43	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	10.9	1331.4%	4018.8%
44	Soma Meshino Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	10.9	3160%	406.4%
45	R. Ohata Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	22	10.9	0	42
46	Patrick Verhon Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.8	0	440.9%
47	S. Tamura Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	24	10.7	1	39
48	K. Watanabe Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	10.7	210.5%	3921.5%
49	Shuto Yamaichi Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	10.7	0	43
50	T. Fujii Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	10.6	123.4%	3920.4%