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

T. Hiraoka of Kyoto Sanga is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.4, and T. Ohgihara has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and Matheus Jesus leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Koyamatsu has improved his Season rating most, up +23.7 on last season, while K. Yasuda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.7 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.

V-varen Nagasaki · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Koyamatsu+23.7SsN

Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	7	20136.1%	2655%
2	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	5	3327%	517.8%
3	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	4	2524.6%	514%
4	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	4	18105.7%	507.2%
5	S. Kurata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	37	4	2082%	734.5%
6	T. Matsuda Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	31	3	1724.9%	2424.6%
7	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	3	15	28
8	T. Koyamatsu Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	31	3	35217.4%	30±0%
9	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	3	12	28
10	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3	9	25
11	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	3	313.4%	2815%
12	T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	35	2	115.8%	1030.6%
13	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	7±0%	40±0%
14	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	2	4520.5%	2025.5%
15	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	2	29320%	443.3%
16	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
17	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	2	7±0%	29±0%
18	N. Campbell Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	26	2	1247.4%	3516.5%
19	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	2	6±0%	27±0%
20	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	2	15±0%	19±0%
21	Z. Issaka Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	1	4311.1%	2444.3%
22	C. Kato Winger	Mito Hollyhock	27	1	0	26±0%
23	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	1	167950%	3229.9%
24	T. Asano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	837.1%	3325.6%
25	N. Lavi Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	30	1	26±0%	3217.5%
26	R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	1	6	2739.5%
27	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1	1461.5%	846.9%
28	K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	29	1	325.6%	3423.9%
29	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	1	1331.4%	4018.8%
30	T. Kikuchi Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	27	1	858%	3622.2%
31	K. Okunuki Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	1	642.5%	3729.6%
32	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	29	40
33	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	1	839%	418.9%
34	S. Toshima Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	30	1	866.8%	2433.2%
35	T. Okubo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	569.8%	3323%
36	Y. Konishi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	548%	3324.5%
37	N. Sugiyama Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	1	339.1%	2931.6%
38	T. Yasui Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	1	344.4%	2935.1%
39	K. Fujimoto Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	1	14±0%	36±0%
40	T. Ko Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	1	43±0%	42±0%
41	T. Akimoto Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	28	1	342%	405.7%
42	R. Meshino Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	1	5±0%	31±0%
43	I. Jebali Winger	Gamba Osaka	34	1	30±0%	14±0%
44	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	1	30±0%	36±0%
45	K. Endo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	24±0%	385%
46	T. Kubo Winger	Kashiwa Reysol	27	1	34±0%	49±0%
47	Y. Torikai Attacking midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	28	1	7±0%	275.5%
48	Y. Asano Winger	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	7±0%	27±0%
49	M. Ono Winger	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	2±0%	20±0%
50	T. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	1	0100%	3726.5%