Midfielders with the Most Assists in J1 League

The most creative 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 midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.3, and Lucas Fernandes has been the form player this season, grading 50, and T. Ito leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +39.6 on last season, while Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Miyashiro of Vissel Kobe is the most valuable name in this group at 20.1.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Ito+39.6SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Lucas Fernandes Winger	Cerezo Osaka	32	15	5050.2%	2621.6%
2	T. Koyamatsu Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	31	10	35217.4%	30±0%
3	Juan Alano Winger	Gamba Osaka	29	7	19149.4%	3119.1%
4	Matheus Sávio Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	7	3219.1%	3919.4%
5	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	7	3327%	517.8%
6	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	7	4019.9%	3218.4%
7	T. Hirato Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	29	6	2825.9%	378.4%
8	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	6	23725%	5216.4%
9	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	6	36151.8%	194.4%
10	J. Croux Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	32	5	165.2%	1830%
11	S. Nago Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	30	5	323.9%	3125.8%
12	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	5	29	40
13	T. Morishima Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	5	3114.3%	3428.6%
14	S. Inagaki Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	5	4418.7%	2316.8%
15	K. Matsuzaki Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	28	5	25	385.9%
16	N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	4	21	54
17	T. Miyashiro Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	4	4422.9%	542.7%
18	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	4	3498.8%	496.4%
19	T. Kaneko Central midfielder	Urawa	29	4	27133.9%	366.8%
20	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	4	434.9%	4215.4%
21	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	4	3394.7%	545.7%
22	S. Kitano Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	21	4	22179.5%	547.8%
23	T. Matsuda Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	31	3	1724.9%	2424.6%
24	T. Ito Winger	Kawasaki Frontale	29	3	431237.5%	3610.8%
25	Y. Kamiya Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	29	3	213400%	311.6%
26	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	3	3035.5%	3625%
27	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	3	4520.5%	2025.5%
28	T. Hata Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	24	3	2043.8%	4712.5%
29	T. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	3	2512.9%	4014.1%
30	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	3	47201.9%	421.7%
31	Marcinho Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	3	4015.5%	3017%
32	Y. Nakayama Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	3	29317.1%	364.1%
33	K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	29	3	325.6%	3423.9%
34	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	3	2914.1%	499.1%
35	S. Kagawa Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	37	2	23248.5%	104.2%
36	S. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Urawa	31	2	835.8%	2029.7%
37	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	2	13	39
38	F. Yamada Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	25	2	571.3%	4411.2%
39	S. Homma Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	2	102350%	447.6%
40	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	23	2	11	46
41	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
42	Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	2	11	51
43	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	2	1517.8%	1925.6%
44	Y. Ideguchi Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	29	2	3480.5%	3614.3%
45	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	2	1775%	2625.3%
46	K. Hashimoto Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	32	2	25850%	2216%
47	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	2	256050%	5425.1%
48	Masa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	2	15345.5%	4212.3%
49	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	2	839%	418.9%
50	Y. Iwasaki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	2	1877.5%	3526.1%