Midfielders with the Most Assists in J1 League 2027

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

Most creative defenders in J1 League Most creative attackers in J1 League Best midfielders in J1 League Most in-form midfielders in J1 League Top-scoring midfielders in J1 League Most valuable midfielders in J1 League

At a glance

N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.9, and Y. Yamamoto has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 6 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 M. Shibayama's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.4 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.

Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Ito+39.6SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	7	3327%	517.8%
2	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	5	29	40
3	Masa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	5	1518.5%	424.7%
4	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	35	3	4520.5%	2025.5%
5	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	30	3	30±0%	3614.1%
6	N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3	21±0%	54±0%
7	K. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	3	1±0%	42±0%
8	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	3	40±0%	32±0%
9	Yan Matheus Winger	Kashima	28	2	240.8%	4421.2%
10	Y. Funabashi Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	236.9%	4320.1%
11	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	2	1432.7%	3225.1%
12	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	2	18105.7%	507.2%
13	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	2	16145.3%	3213.9%
14	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
15	J. Amano Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	2	19±0%	12±0%
16	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	2	43±0%	38±0%
17	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	2	15±0%	19±0%
18	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	2	23±0%	52±0%
19	R. Yamashita Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	2	38±0%	40±0%
20	Y. Torikai Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	28	2	7±0%	275.5%
21	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	2	117.1%	4523%
22	T. Semba Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	27	2	0100%	3032.4%
23	K. Sato Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	2	34±0%	52±0%
24	S. Higashi Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2	27±0%	49±0%
25	K. Yuba Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	1	4±0%	35±0%
26	H. Onaga Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	31	1	156.8%	2013%
27	J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	33	1	23±0%	23±0%
28	R. Germain Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	31	1	25±0%	295.5%
29	E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	28	1	18±0%	35±0%
30	T. Seko Central midfielder	Urawa	28	1	23±0%	47±0%
31	Yuri Araújo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	30	1	484.5%	2140.9%
32	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	1	12	28
33	K. Okunuki Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	1	642.5%	3729.6%
34	R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	1	6	2739.5%
35	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	1	2524.6%	514%
36	G. Shibasaki Central midfielder	Kashima	34	1	8±0%	12±0%
37	T. Ito Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	1	43±0%	36±0%
38	M. Okugawa Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	30	1	25±0%	29±0%
39	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	41±0%	3512%
40	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1	20±0%	4213.7%
41	R. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	33	1	1±0%	92.3%
42	T. Taguchi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	35	1	0	8±0%
43	Y. Asano Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	7±0%	27±0%
44	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	26	1	10±0%	400.5%
45	Won Du-Jae Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	28	1	437.5%	3020.8%
46	I. Jebali Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	34	1	30±0%	14±0%
47	S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	1	20±0%	35±0%
48	Soma Meshino Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	1	3±0%	40±0%
49	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	1	6±0%	27±0%
50	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	1	47±0%	42±0%