Midfielders with the Most Assists in J1 League 2027

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

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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. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 48.6, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamada has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 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, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Yamada+28.5SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	7	4055.5%	517.8%
2	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	5	45	40
3	Masa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	5	1630.6%	424.7%
4	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	35	3	4826.3%	2025.5%
5	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	30	3	1937.5%	3614.1%
6	N. Nakagawa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3	3046.8%	54±0%
7	K. Matsumura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	3	292545.5%	42±0%
8	S. Higashi Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3	2122.3%	49±0%
9	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	3	3512.7%	32±0%
10	Yan Matheus Winger	Kashima	28	2	769.1%	4421.2%
11	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	1729.3%	4320.1%
12	Y. Higuchi Central midfielder	Kashima	29	2	211.9%	3225.1%
13	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	2	23160.2%	507.2%
14	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	30	2	31390.6%	3213.9%
15	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	49141.8%	462.7%
16	J. Amano Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	2	1616.6%	12±0%
17	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	2	2443.8%	38±0%
18	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	2	34123.7%	19±0%
19	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	2	1726.8%	52±0%
20	R. Yamashita Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	29	2	1559.5%	40±0%
21	Y. Torikai Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	28	2	17150%	275.5%
22	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	25	2	21116.3%	4523%
23	T. Semba Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	27	2	233228.6%	3032.4%
24	K. Sato Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	25	2	1651.6%	52±0%
25	K. Yuba Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	1	537.8%	35±0%
26	K. Shiihashi Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	29	1	1254.9%	332.2%
27	H. Onaga Central midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	31	1	189.3%	2013%
28	J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	33	1	2111.3%	23±0%
29	R. Germain Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	31	1	1348.8%	295.5%
30	E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	28	1	182.2%	35±0%
31	T. Seko Central midfielder	Urawa	28	1	1344.4%	47±0%
32	Oberdan Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	31	1	1223.2%	225.3%
33	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	1	20	28
34	Yuri Araújo Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	30	1	969%	2140.9%
35	K. Okunuki Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	1	11185%	3729.6%
36	R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	1	10	2739.5%
37	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	1	3469%	514%
38	G. Shibasaki Central midfielder	Kashima	34	1	1242.7%	12±0%
39	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	1	2639.5%	36±0%
40	M. Okugawa Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	30	1	387%	29±0%
41	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	2246.8%	3512%
42	T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1	1144.9%	4213.7%
43	T. Morishima Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	969.5%	34±0%
44	K. Misao Central midfielder	Kashima	30	1	1513.7%	29±0%
45	R. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	33	1	3400%	92.3%
46	T. Taguchi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	35	1	11	8±0%
47	Y. Asano Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	1035.2%	27±0%
48	S. Toshima Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	31	1	444.7%	2420.3%
49	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	26	1	1217.3%	400.5%
50	Won Du-Jae Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	28	1	437.5%	3020.1%