Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in J1 League 2027

The most valuable 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 midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and Matheus Jesus leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Koyamatsu has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 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, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

V-varen Nagasaki · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Koyamatsu+23.7SsN

Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	22.2	3259.2%	462.7%
2	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	20.3	29	40
3	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	18.1	3327%	517.8%
4	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	16.4	29320%	443.3%
5	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	15.6	2524.6%	514%
6	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	26	15.3	2914.1%	4615.5%
7	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	14.6	7±0%	40±0%
8	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	14.5	18105.7%	507.2%
9	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	13.7	4	39
10	N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	13.3	21±0%	54±0%
11	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	13.2	8240.9%	473.5%
12	T. Suzuki Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	26	12.8	9176.5%	413.6%
13	S. Koshimichi Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22	12.8	635.2%	486.1%
14	Y. Funabashi Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.6	236.9%	4320.1%
15	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	23	12.6	3	38
16	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	12.5	167950%	3229.9%
17	S. Anzai Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	12.4	26±0%	51±0%
18	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	12.4	3	43
19	Yuto Nagao Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	12.3	0	36
20	K. Yuba Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	12.2	3	45
21	T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	23	12.2	5	45
22	T. Kasayanagi Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	23	12.2	3	38
23	K. Okazawa Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	12.1	0	4328.4%
24	T. Kondo Winger	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	12.1	117.1%	4523%
25	R. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	12.1	6±0%	49±0%
26	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	12	839%	418.9%
27	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	12	23±0%	52±0%
28	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	12	1±0%	42±0%
29	S. Aoki Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	23	12	3	37
30	G. Kato Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	23	11.9	2	42
31	K. Sato Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	11.8	34±0%	52±0%
32	K. Kumasaka Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	11.8	16±0%	49±0%
33	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	11.7	1331.4%	4018.8%
34	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	11.7	4±0%	438.6%
35	M. Hidaka Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	23	11.7	1±0%	44±0%
36	S. Morimura Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	23	11.6	0	35
37	F. Mohamado Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	22	11.6	0	45
38	T. Nakamura Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	11.6	0±0%	39±0%
39	R. Mito Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	24	11.6	15±0%	46±0%
40	H. Hayashu Defensive midfielder	Kashima	22	11.6	2	45
41	R. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	23	11.6	21±0%	48±0%
42	Y. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	20	11.4	6±0%	49±0%
43	H. Kato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	24	11.3	0	40
44	Y. Iesaka Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	23	11.3	0	41
45	N. Campbell Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	26	11.3	1247.4%	3516.5%
46	Soma Meshino Attacking midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	11.3	3±0%	40±0%
47	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	11.3	27±0%	50±0%
48	Y. Uchida Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	24	11.3	15±0%	442.1%
49	M. Shinada Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	11.2	0100%	3323.7%
50	T. Iwai Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	23	11.2	0	35