Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in J2 League 2026

The most valuable central midfielders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Tsuchiya of Imabari is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.2, and K. Nagata has been the form player this season, grading 45, and A. Sato leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Onose has improved his Season rating most, up +25.3 on last season, while T. Inui's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

K. Onose+25.3SsN

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	12	45	27
2	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	10.8	36114.3%	4116.3%
3	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	9.3	31	29
4	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	9	30	29
5	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	8.6	36	27
6	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Iwaki	23	8	6	43
7	K. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	7.9	346%	4410.6%
8	H. Kamada Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	7.4	0	36
9	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	7.4	9184.4%	3625.5%
10	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	23	7.3	918.9%	4111%
11	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	7.2	73450%	3715.2%
12	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	7.2	25	28
13	G. Takenaka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	7.1	0	34
14	K. Ueda Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	24	7.1	0	35
15	Toshiki Kawai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	7	8	26
16	M. Ohara Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	26	6.9	5614.3%	3810.6%
17	T. Sakurai Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	6.9	0100%	3621.4%
18	Y. Takahashi Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	25	6.9	0	33
19	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	6.8	18	35
20	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	6.8	2023.8%	3816%
21	H. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	6.8	133175%	3910.4%
22	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	6.8	8	35
23	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	25	6.7	8226.1%	3712.3%
24	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	26	6.7	929.2%	3425.2%
25	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	6.7	8	36
26	Kandai Sakagishi Central midfielder	Iwaki	24	6.6	0	35
27	Yuto Nagao Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	25	6.5	0	36
28	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	6.5	8	41
29	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	26	6.5	8	31
30	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	24	6.4	0	41
31	K. Tanaka Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	24	6.4	738.8%	3519.2%
32	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	24	6.4	0	34
33	Hyon Rio Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	22	6.3	0	36
34	S. Shibata Central midfielder	Iwaki	25	6.3	0100%	3321.6%
35	S. Fukazawa Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	23	6.2	0	32
36	S. Tamura Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	24	6.2	2	39
37	R. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	23	6.2	0	34
38	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	6.2	7	35
39	K. Arita Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	6.2	0	33
40	S.Takada Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	25	6.1	0	34
41	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	24	6.1	0	31
42	N. Kase Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	6.1	7	32
43	K. Nakano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	24	6.1	1600%	2541.3%
44	S. Kido Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	23	6.1	0	34
45	A. Yutani Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	6.1	0	33
46	R. Matsui Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	26	6	0	31
47	S. Fuseya Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	26	6	0	32
48	Taro Kagawa Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	22	6	0	35
49	K. Doi Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	24	5.9	18	33
50	Ruon Hisanaga Central midfielder	Iwaki	22	5.9	0	34