Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in J3 League 2026

The most valuable central midfielders in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Yoshida of FC Ryukyu is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and T. Yamaguchi has been the form player this season, grading 27, and N. Miki leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Goto has improved his Season rating most, up +15 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Kabayama of Ehime FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.7.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Goto+15SsN

Kamatamare Sanuki · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	4.7	21	3318.8%
2	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	4.6	27	27
3	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	4.4	20	27
4	T. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Sagamihara	24	4.2	16	27
5	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	4.1	19	25
6	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	4	15	27
7	H. Ozawa Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	27	3.9	20	23
8	T. Hakozaki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	24	3.8	13	26
9	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	3.8	15	24
10	G. Sekino Central midfielder	Kochi United	27	3.6	14	23
11	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	3.6	213333.3%	2539.8%
12	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	3.5	15	23
13	R. Yamauchi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	3.3	12	24
14	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	3.3	1338.8%	2548.3%
15	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	3.1	31500%	3521%
16	R. Fujimura Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	3.1	11	21
17	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	3.1	11	27
18	H. Yoshida Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	23	3.1	0100%	3627%
19	S. Iwamoto Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	25	3.1	11	24
20	R. Okano Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	3.1	12	27
21	S. Takayoshi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	3.1	11	25
22	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	3	13	23
23	K. Ashibe Central midfielder	Fukushima United	25	3	0	3420.1%
24	R. Nakayama Central midfielder	Sagamihara	25	3	3	34
25	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	3	10	21
26	T. Aoshima Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	25	3	10	26
27	W. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	2.9	0	3420.2%
28	T. Ishiura Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	24	2.7	0	32
29	Arata Kozakai Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	2.6	0	31
30	H. Sese Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	27	2.5	0	30
31	H. Naruoka Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	2.5	0100%	3420.9%
32	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2.5	9	20
33	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	2.5	4	34
34	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	25	2.5	7	36
35	H. Yoshino Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	2.4	5	26
36	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	23	2.4	9431.3%	2839.1%
37	R. Watanabe Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	23	2.4	4	35
38	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	2.4	8	26
39	S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	2.4	4	33
40	R. Kawana Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	24	2.4	4	26
41	K. Tanabe Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	2.4	0	34
42	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2.3	14	26
43	S. Adachi Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	22	2.3	7	26
44	R. Hirahara Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	23	2.3	7	26
45	K. Hagino Central midfielder	FC Gifu	26	2.3	9	23
46	A. Tojo Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	2.3	7	25
47	K. Fukui Central midfielder	Osaka	25	2.2	4	25
48	K. Kano Central midfielder	Fukushima United	24	2.2	4	25
49	João Vitor Gaudêncio Nunes Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	23	2.2	1	25
50	K. Higuchi Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	25	2.2	6	23