Top-Scoring midfielders in J1 League 2027

The top-scoring midfielders in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in J1 League Top-scoring attackers in J1 League Best midfielders in J1 League Most in-form midfielders in J1 League Most valuable midfielders in J1 League Most improved midfielders in J1 League

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 53.9, and Y. Yamada has been the form player this season, grading 48.6, and Y. Segawa leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Yamada has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 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, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Yamada+28.5SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	7	34123.7%	19±0%
2	A. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	31	5	2757.4%	1914.6%
3	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	5	4055.5%	517.8%
4	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	4	23160.2%	507.2%
5	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	4	3469%	514%
6	S. Anzai Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	24	4	2312.2%	512%
7	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	4	3512.7%	32±0%
8	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	3	20	28
9	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	3	24	28
10	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3	21	25
11	Matheus Jesus Winger	V-varen Nagasaki	29	3	1711.2%	26±0%
12	K. Endo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	3	2016.7%	385%
13	I. Jebali Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	34	3	2226.8%	14±0%
14	K. Tanaka Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	3	16107.8%	351.2%
15	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	3	2427.7%	49±0%
16	C. Kato Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	27	2	12	26±0%
17	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	35	2	4826.3%	2025.5%
18	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	49141.8%	462.7%
19	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	2	17126%	29±0%
20	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	16113.5%	40±0%
21	T. Ito Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	2	2639.5%	36±0%
22	Lucas Fernandes Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	32	2	1375%	26±0%
23	Y. Goke Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	27	2	1887.5%	3926.5%
24	R. Meshino Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	2	21331.3%	31±0%
25	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	2	18196.7%	27±0%
26	K. Matsuzaki Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	28	2	1350.8%	38±0%
27	T. Akimoto Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	2	2332.7%	405.7%
28	K. Yasuda Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	21	2	1018.1%	426%
29	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2	3010.6%	50±0%
30	R. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	2	18196.6%	492.1%
31	T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	24	2	10191.2%	38±0%
32	S. Sasa Attacking midfielder	Urawa	20	1	6	37±0%
33	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	1	2713600%	3229.9%
34	K. Shirai Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	32	1	172.5%	181.1%
35	N. Lavi Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	30	1	1351.9%	3217.5%
36	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	45	40
37	K. Okunuki Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	1	11185%	3729.6%
38	T. Okubo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	1040.3%	3323%
39	R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	1	10	2739.5%
40	T. Uchida Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	28	1	132.3%	32±0%
41	D. Suga Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1	651.1%	4012.8%
42	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	1	2834.9%	23±0%
43	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	2246.8%	3512%
44	T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1	1144.9%	4213.7%
45	R. Shirasaki Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	33	1	732%	12±0%
46	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	Kashima	30	1	2443.8%	38±0%
47	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	1	2248.5%	42±0%
48	H. Mae Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	31	1	875.9%	29±0%
49	Y. Asano Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	1035.2%	27±0%
50	M. Ono Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	478.3%	20±0%