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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable defensive midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.3, and Y. Yamamoto has been the form player this season, grading 47.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +31.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Best talent
Y. Yamada46.3RTG
Kashiwa Reysol
In form
Y. Yamamoto47.4SsN
Kawasaki Frontale
Rising potential
Y. Yamamoto+0.7RTG
Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Y. Yamamoto+31.7SsN
Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Y. Yamada2goals
Kashiwa Reysol
Most valuable
Y. Yamada22.2val
Kashiwa Reysol
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PlayerTeam
1Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol2622.23259.2%462.7%
2M. HidakaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe2312.51±0%44±0%
3K. TawaratsumidaDefensive midfielderFC Tokyo2211.815±0%51±0%
4G. KatoDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus2311.7242
5Y. AraiDefensive midfielderTokyo Verdy2311.734±0%52±0%
6H. HayashuDefensive midfielderKashima2211.4344
7S. KoshimichiDefensive midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima2211.46±0%48±0%
8E. AdamsDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka2411.35548.1%57166.8%
9Yuan IwamotoDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe2011247
10K. MaedaDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka2111645
11H. KodaDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus2210.986.8%4728.1%
12Yuki YoshiharaDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka2210.8141
13J. OkumuraDefensive midfielderMito Hollyhock2510.625±0%47±0%
14Yoon Sung-JunDefensive midfielderKyoto Sanga1910.3847
15T. SuzukiDefensive midfielderYokohama F. Marinos26109±0%41±0%
16S. YoonDefensive midfielderKyoto Sanga189.9748
17T. KimuraDefensive midfielderYokohama F. Marinos269.8035±0%
18João PedroDefensive midfielderKyoto Sanga279.718±0%4310.8%
19N. CampbellDefensive midfielderV-varen Nagasaki269.6120.8%353.4%
20H. KidaDefensive midfielderJEF United Chiba269.318±0%43±0%
21K. MoritaDefensive midfielderTokyo Verdy269.329±0%46±0%
22Shota YamashitaDefensive midfielderMito Hollyhock189.1144
23M. SaitoDefensive midfielderKyoto Sanga278.8292.5%3435.9%
24R. NoguchiDefensive midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima178.8146
25Shohei TakemotoDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka188.7042
26Shion NakayamaDefensive midfielderTokyo Verdy188.7043
27T. KikuchiDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus278.48±0%36±0%
28T. YasuiDefensive midfielderJEF United Chiba278.23±0%29±0%
29JuanpeDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka307.216145.3%3213.9%
30K. YuiDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale216.1125
31T. KoDefensive midfielderFC Tokyo285.843±0%42±0%
32E. MiyamotoDefensive midfielderFagiano Okayama285.718±0%35±0%
33Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale285.747±0%42±0%
34K. TachibanadaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale285.518±0%34±0%
35S. AbeDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka285.420±0%35±0%
36Y. KuwasakiDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe28518±0%37±0%
37D. SugaDefensive midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima284.713±0%4012.8%
38Javi HernándezDefensive midfielderCerezo Osaka284.61316.7%3013.6%
39T. UchidaDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus284.613±0%32±0%
40S. KawaharaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale284.636±0%40±0%
41Won Du-JaeDefensive midfielderShimizu S-pulse284.5093.7%2728.2%
42Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe303.634±0%3613.2%
43K. MisaoDefensive midfielderKashima303.318±0%29±0%
44T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe342.94520.5%2025.5%
45OberdanDefensive midfielderFagiano Okayama312.61211.4%222.8%
46K. ChinenDefensive midfielderYokohama F. Marinos312.631±0%237.2%
47K. ShibatoDefensive midfielderTokyo Verdy302.63±0%225.2%
48J. IrvineDefensive midfielderCerezo Osaka332.223±0%23±0%
49K. SentoDefensive midfielderMachida Zelvia312.113±0%21±0%
50Y. KobayashiDefensive midfielderJEF United Chiba312.1013±0%