Top-Scoring central midfielders in J3 League 2026

The top-scoring central midfielders in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Yoshida of FC Ryukyu is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and T. Yamaguchi has been the form player this season, grading 27, and R. Kita leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Goto has improved his Season rating most, up +15 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Kabayama of Ehime FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.8.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Goto+15SsN

Kamatamare Sanuki · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	5	24	20
2	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	5	20	27
3	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	5	19	27
4	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	5	19	25
5	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	4	15	869%
6	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	27	27
7	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	3	12134.7%	1852.3%
8	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	2	14	20
9	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2	14	26
10	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	2	14164.8%	1554%
11	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	2	213333.3%	2539.8%
12	H. Otani Central midfielder	Kanazawa	29	2	8	16
13	R. Sato Central midfielder	Osaka	28	2	13	20
14	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2	9	20
15	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	35	2	727.5%	1153%
16	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	28	2	11	19
17	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	2	21	3318.8%
18	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	2	18	9
19	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	2	15	27
20	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	2	8	15
21	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	25	2	7	36
22	R. Tone Central midfielder	Osaka	33	2	8	7
23	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	2	15	24
24	Koh Seung-Jin Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	2	7	25
25	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	29	2	15	19
26	Y. Mori Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	25	2	8	23
27	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	1	13	23
28	S. Yajima Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	32	1	1145.6%	1853.4%
29	S. Kaneko Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	31	1	450.6%	1642.6%
30	H. Takahashi Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	28	1	7	19
31	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	1	15	23
32	S. Motegi Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	29	1	9	16
33	K. Suzuki Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	30	1	10	13
34	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	10	21
35	T. Ushinohama Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	34	1	7	6
36	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	1	4	34
37	S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	1	4	33
38	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	1	11	27
39	A. Haga Central midfielder	Osaka	26	1	7	24
40	T. Tamashiro Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	25	1	5	24
41	S. Yonehara Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	28	1	8	17
42	T. Shimokawa Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	24	1	8	26
43	R. Watanabe Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	23	1	4	35
44	K. Kutsuna Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	1	8	18
45	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	1	15	20
46	N. Sanda Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	34	1	10	6
47	T. Maekawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	30	1	6	13
48	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Kanazawa	28	1	8	18
49	K. Sugimori Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	29	1	350.8%	2348.5%
50	S. Kobayashi Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	32	1	377.1%	1267.5%