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	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	5	19	25
3	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	5	20	27
4	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	5	19	27
5	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	4	15	869%
6	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	3	12134.7%	1852.3%
7	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	27	27
8	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	2	18	9
9	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	2	15	27
10	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	2	21	3318.8%
11	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	28	2	11	19
12	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	2	14	20
13	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2	14	26
14	H. Otani Central midfielder	Kanazawa	29	2	8	16
15	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	2	15	24
16	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	28	2	15	19
17	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	2	8	15
18	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	35	2	727.5%	1153%
19	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	2	7	36
20	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2	9	20
21	R. Tone Central midfielder	Osaka	33	2	8	7
22	R. Sato Central midfielder	Osaka	28	2	13	20
23	Koh Seung-Jin Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	2	7	25
24	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	2	14164.8%	1554%
25	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	2	213333.3%	2539.8%
26	Y. Mori Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	25	2	8	23
27	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	1	13	23
28	D. Takahashi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	4620%	2052.3%
29	R. Nakayama Central midfielder	Sagamihara	25	1	3	34
30	K. Kazama Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	35	1	3	5
31	K. Nakano Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	29	1	5	15
32	S. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	32	1	568.5%	1821%
33	S. Kobayashi Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	32	1	377.1%	1267.5%
34	K. Sugimori Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	29	1	350.8%	2348.5%
35	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Kanazawa	28	1	8	18
36	T. Maekawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	30	1	6	13
37	S. Yajima Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	32	1	1145.6%	1853.4%
38	D. Araki Central midfielder	FC Gifu	32	1	6130.8%	964.1%
39	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	1	4	34
40	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	10	21
41	S. Motegi Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	29	1	9	16
42	K. Suzuki Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	30	1	10	13
43	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	26	1	15	23
44	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	1	11	27
45	K. Kutsuna Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	1	8	18
46	H. Konishi Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	24	1	5	24
47	S. Koga Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	1	15	20
48	N. Sanda Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	34	1	10	6
49	R. Watanabe Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	23	1	4	35
50	M. Endo Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	1	5	23