Top-Scoring midfielders in J1 League

The top-scoring midfielders in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Nakagawa of Kashiwa Reysol is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.8, and S. Inagaki has been the form player this season, grading 68.2, and T. Ito leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Ito has improved his Season rating most, up +39.6 on last season, while Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Kubo of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.3.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Ito+39.6SsN

Kawasaki Frontale · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Ito Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	13	431237.5%	3710.3%
2	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	11	6827.5%	2315.8%
3	M. Okugawa Winger	Kyoto Sanga	30	7	251657.1%	2826.6%
4	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	7	49188.8%	498.3%
5	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	7	3035.5%	3625%
6	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	7	3394.7%	545.7%
7	Lucas Fernandes Winger	Cerezo Osaka	32	7	5050.2%	2621.6%
8	R. Yamashita Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	7	2778.4%	3912.9%
9	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	7	4019.9%	3218.4%
10	T. Miki Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	6	404.5%	4019.4%
11	Marcinho Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	6	2914.3%	3017.5%
12	K. Endo Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	5	25119.6%	3613.1%
13	J. Amano Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	35	5	1926.1%	1228.1%
14	D. Sasaki Winger	Vissel Kobe	26	5	3327%	508.7%
15	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	4	1517.8%	1925.6%
16	Y. Matsuo Central midfielder	Urawa	29	4	2213.7%	349.8%
17	Matheus Sávio Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	4	3219.1%	3919.4%
18	K. Chinen Central midfielder	Kashima	31	4	3138.5%	2532.2%
19	T. Hiraoka Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	23	4	189.9%	491.2%
20	Y. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	4	47201.9%	422.2%
21	K. Matsuzaki Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	28	4	25	385.9%
22	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	4	18105.7%	507.2%
23	S. Kurata Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	37	4	1426.1%	734.5%
24	Adaílton Attacking midfielder	Yokohama FC	35	3	1923.9%	1241.4%
25	Moraes Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	26	3	25	42
26	T. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Urawa	27	3	2033.6%	4222.6%
27	N. Nakagawa Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3	30	55
28	T. Matsuda Winger	Kyoto Sanga	31	3	1724.9%	2425.2%
29	Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	27	3	1293.8%	3614.2%
30	T. Koyamatsu Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	31	3	35217.4%	30±0%
31	K. Konno Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	29	3	1459.5%	3424.6%
32	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	3	313.4%	2815%
33	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	3	23725%	5216.4%
34	H. Kawabe Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	3	2055.8%	342.3%
35	T. Inui Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	38	3	2851.6%	1413.3%
36	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	29	3	3421.4%	3623%
37	J. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	3	18123.7%	474.4%
38	S. Higashi Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	3	2736.9%	4917.8%
39	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	30	2	3234.5%	3119.2%
40	S. Ota Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	2	16113.2%	296.4%
41	S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	2	267.7%	518.5%
42	S. Kagawa Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	37	2	23248.5%	104.2%
43	T. Arslan Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	35	2	956%	1030.1%
44	J. Croux Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	32	2	165.2%	1830%
45	S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	2	2146%	3518.4%
46	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
47	Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	2	11	51
48	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	3393.5%	4116.3%
49	K. Kozuka Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	32	2	720.4%	1930.7%
50	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	2	256050%	5425.1%