Top-Scoring central midfielders in J1 League

The top-scoring central 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 central midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.3, and Y. Yamamoto has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and R. Yamashita leads the scoring with 7 goals.

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, while J. Okumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Arai of Tokyo Verdy is the most valuable name in this group at 15.3.

Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Yamamoto+31.7SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Yamashita Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	7	38147.1%	4012.2%
2	T. Miki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	6	404.5%	4019.6%
3	Marcinho Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	6	4015.5%	3017%
4	K. Endo Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	5	24113.4%	3613.6%
5	Y. Matsuo Central midfielder	Urawa	29	4	2213.7%	349.8%
6	K. Chinen Central midfielder	Kashima	31	4	3138.5%	2532.2%
7	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	23	4	2524.6%	491.2%
8	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	4	47201.9%	421.7%
9	S. Kurata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	37	4	2082%	734.5%
10	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Urawa	27	3	2033.6%	4222.6%
11	K. Konno Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	29	3	2334.5%	3523.5%
12	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	3	313.4%	2815%
13	J. Okumura Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	3	25207.5%	474.9%
14	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	3	41219.4%	350.9%
15	S. Higashi Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3	2736.9%	4918.2%
16	T. Inui Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	38	3	2851.6%	1413.3%
17	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	30	2	1825.5%	2632.6%
18	S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	2	15101.3%	2520.2%
19	S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	2	267.7%	518.5%
20	S. Kagawa Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	37	2	23248.5%	104.2%
21	S. Abe Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	2	2047.5%	3519.3%
22	T. Kida Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	31	2	2548.5%	2525.5%
23	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	3393.5%	4116.3%
24	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	2	256050%	5425.1%
25	S. Nago Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	30	2	323.9%	3125.8%
26	T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	35	2	115.8%	1030.6%
27	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	2	36151.8%	194.4%
28	S. Tokumoto Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	2	159.4%	2623.5%
29	K. Shiihashi Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	2	266.6%	3224.6%
30	Capixaba Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	29	2	241.7%	3122.8%
31	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	2	344685.7%	5216.7%
32	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	1	1038.1%	3522.2%
33	R. Sato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	19	1	10	50
34	H. Nakamura Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	1	649.2%	3123.6%
35	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	1	4	41
36	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	32	1	915.6%	1822.8%
37	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	1162.1%	3532.9%
38	S. Yajima Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	32	1	1335.9%	1756.5%
39	M. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	31	1	1631.6%	2232.7%
40	T. Okubo Central midfielder	Urawa	28	1	569.8%	3126.8%
41	S. Toshima Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	30	1	866.8%	2433.2%
42	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1	1461.5%	846.9%
43	Masa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	1	15345.5%	4212.3%
44	M. Shigemi Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	24	1	1441.6%	459.6%
45	Y. Iwasaki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	1	1877.5%	3526.1%
46	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	29	40
47	Y. Kamiya Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	29	1	213400%	311.6%
48	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	1	3334.3%	50±0%
49	Y. Naganuma Central midfielder	Urawa	29	1	1752.1%	3320.8%
50	T. Yanagi Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	29	1	1436.2%	2935.8%