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. Nagata has been the form player this season, grading 45, 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 +25.3 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.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

K. Onose+25.3SsN

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Sato Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	5	45	22
2	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	5	36	27
3	S. Otoizumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	4	39	17
4	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	3	18	35
5	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	3	45	27
6	T. Inui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	38	3	2851.6%	1413.3%
7	S. Kokubu Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	32	3	18	17
8	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	31	2	3025.5%	2632.6%
9	S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	2	26239.5%	2520.2%
10	D. Inazumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	2	40	20
11	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	2	39179.4%	194.4%
12	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	2	30	29
13	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	2	31	29
14	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	36114.3%	4116.3%
15	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	2	14500%	939.5%
16	Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	30	2	1598.7%	21±0%
17	M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	2	13	16
18	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	25	1	8226.1%	3712.3%
19	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1	2023.8%	3816%
20	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	32	1	18132.5%	226.5%
21	R. Aoki Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	30	1	877.7%	1949.7%
22	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	9237%	2724.6%
23	T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	30	1	9911.1%	2042.1%
24	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	1	73450%	3715.2%
25	R. Wakizaka Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	27	1	11	20
26	H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	29	1	8	21
27	D. Kaneko Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	662%	2938.2%
28	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	28	1	82700%	2536.2%
29	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	26	1	929.2%	3425.2%
30	N. Kase Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	1	7	32
31	Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	31	1	725%	1754.7%
32	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	1744%	3532.9%
33	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	1	9184.4%	3625.5%
34	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	30	1	9	24
35	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	1	7	35
36	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	1	8	35
37	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	1	25	28
38	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	1	8	41
39	K. Nishizawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	30	1	725.5%	2247.5%
40	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	23	1	918.9%	4111%
41	T. Mori Central midfielder	Tochigi City	29	1	14	19
42	K. Tanaka Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	24	1	738.8%	3519.2%
43	S. Sarachat Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	28	1	761%	2542.5%
44	S. Araki Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	31	1	9	19
45	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	1	8	36
46	Y. Okaniwa Central midfielder	Tochigi City	31	1	31	13
47	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Imabari	29	1	9	26
48	D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	27	1	7	27
49	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	26	1	8	31