Top-Scoring central midfielders in J1 League 2027

The top-scoring central 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 central midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and Y. Suzuki has been the form player this season, grading 42.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Akimoto has improved his Season rating most, up +5.8 on last season, while T. Hiraoka's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Tabei of Fagiano Okayama is the most valuable name in this group at 20.3.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Akimoto+5.8SsN

Machida Zelvia · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	4	2524.6%	514%
2	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3	9	25
3	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	3	313.4%	2815%
4	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	3	15	28
5	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	2	7±0%	29±0%
6	T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	35	2	115.8%	1030.6%
7	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	7±0%	40±0%
8	Z. Issaka Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	1	4311.1%	2444.3%
9	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	1	167950%	3229.9%
10	T. Asano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	837.1%	3325.6%
11	N. Lavi Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	30	1	26±0%	3217.5%
12	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	29	40
13	S. Toshima Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	30	1	866.8%	2433.2%
14	T. Okubo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	569.8%	3323%
15	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1	1461.5%	846.9%
16	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	1	43±0%	36±0%
17	K. Endo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	24±0%	385%
18	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	41±0%	3512%
19	R. Meshino Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	1	5±0%	31±0%
20	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	17±0%	26±0%
21	T. Akimoto Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	1	342%	405.7%
22	H. Arai Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	28	1	56.7%	3428.1%
23	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	1	4±0%	438.6%
24	S. Miidera Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	16	1	11	51
25	Y. Shimamoto Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	19	1	0	43
26	Y. Doi Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	19	1	1	47
27	K. Yamazaki Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	1	4	39