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

J. Okumura of Albirex Niigata is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.3, 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 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, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.2.

Albirex Niigata · 24/25→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	S. Otoizumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	4	23	17
3	T. Inui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	38	3	2641.8%	1413.3%
4	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	25	3	9	35
5	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	3	24	27
6	J. Okumura Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	3	25207.5%	474.9%
7	S. Kokubu Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	31	3	9	17
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	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	2	36151.8%	194.4%
11	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	2	15	29
12	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	2	14	29
13	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	3393.5%	4116.3%
14	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	2	7200%	939.5%
15	M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	2	7	16
16	D. Inazumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	2	20	20
17	K. Sumi Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	24	2	61933.3%	389%
18	Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	30	2	8	21
19	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	25	1	347.8%	3712.3%
20	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1	1038.1%	3816%
21	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	32	1	915.6%	226.5%
22	Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	31	1	454.3%	1754.7%
23	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	28	1	41300%	2536.2%
24	S. Kaneko Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	1	450.6%	1642.6%
25	T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	30	1	4377.8%	2042.1%
26	D. Kaneko Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	381.6%	2938.2%
27	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	31500%	3521%
28	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	1	536.1%	3425.2%
29	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	29	1	5	24
30	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	1	437.5%	3625.5%
31	K. Nishizawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	29	1	462.8%	2247.5%
32	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Imabari	22	1	559.5%	4111%
33	T. Mori Central midfielder	Tochigi City	28	1	7	19
34	G. Sekino Central midfielder	Tochigi City	27	1	14	23
35	H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	29	1	4	21
36	R. Aoki Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	30	1	489%	1949.7%
37	S. Sarachat Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	28	1	480.7%	2542.5%
38	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	459.3%	2724.6%
39	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	1	41650%	3715.2%
40	R. Wakizaka Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	27	1	5	20
41	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	1162.1%	3532.9%
42	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	1	4	35
43	S. Sakai Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	22	1	11	28
44	R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	25	1	4	41
45	K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	24	1	4	36
46	S. Araki Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	31	1	4	19
47	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Iwaki	25	1	4	35
48	N. Kase Central midfielder	Iwaki	26	1	4	32
49	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Imabari	28	1	5	26
50	K. Yuba Central midfielder	Imabari	25	1	4	35