Top-Scoring central midfielders in J2 League 2026

The top-scoring central midfielders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Tsuchiya of Imabari is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.2, and K. Onose has been the form player this season, grading 35.5, and A. Sato leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Onose has improved his Season rating most, up +21.4 on last season, while T. Inui's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.3.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

K. Onose+21.4SsN

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Sato Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	28	5	24	22
2	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	24	5	19	27
3	S. Otoizumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	4	23	17
4	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	3	9	35
5	S. Kokubu Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	32	3	9	17
6	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	3	24	27
7	T. Inui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	38	3	2641.8%	1413.3%
8	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	30	2	1825.5%	2632.6%
9	S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	2	15101.3%	2520.2%
10	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	2	7200%	939.5%
11	D. Inazumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	2	20	20
12	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	2	36151.8%	194.4%
13	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	2	14	29
14	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	2	15	29
15	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	3393.5%	4116.3%
16	Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	30	2	8	21
17	M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	2	7	16
18	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	25	1	347.8%	3712.3%
19	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1	1038.1%	3816%
20	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	32	1	915.6%	226.5%
21	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	1	4	35
22	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	1	4	35
23	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	1	41650%	3715.2%
24	T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	30	1	4377.8%	2042.1%
25	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	459.3%	2724.6%
26	R. Wakizaka Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	27	1	5	20
27	H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	29	1	4	21
28	D. Kaneko Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	381.6%	2938.2%
29	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	28	1	41300%	2536.2%
30	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	31500%	3521%
31	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	1	536.1%	3425.2%
32	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	1162.1%	3532.9%
33	Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	31	1	454.3%	1754.7%
34	N. Kase Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	1	4	32
35	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	30	1	5	24
36	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	1	437.5%	3625.5%
37	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	1	11	28
38	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	1	4	41
39	K. Nishizawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	30	1	462.8%	2247.5%
40	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	22	1	559.5%	4111%
41	T. Mori Central midfielder	Tochigi City	29	1	7	19
42	R. Aoki Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	30	1	489%	1949.7%
43	S. Sarachat Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	28	1	480.7%	2542.5%
44	K. Tanaka Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	24	1	330.6%	3519.2%
45	Y. Okaniwa Central midfielder	Tochigi City	31	1	14	13
46	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Imabari	28	1	5	26
47	S. Araki Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	31	1	4	19
48	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	1	4	36
49	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	26	1	4	31
50	D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	27	1	3	27