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 D. Sasaki leads the scoring with 5 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 M. Shibayama's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.4 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.

Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

T. Koyamatsu+23.7SsN

Nagoya Grampus · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	5	3327%	517.8%
2	T. Hiraoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	24	4	2524.6%	514%
3	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	4	18105.7%	507.2%
4	T. Koyamatsu Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	31	3	35±0%	30±0%
5	Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	31	3	313.4%	2815%
6	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3	9	25
7	N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	23	3	15	28
8	K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	25	3	12	28
9	H. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	2	6±0%	27±0%
10	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	2	3259.2%	462.7%
11	Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	32	2	15±0%	19±0%
12	T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	35	2	115.8%	1030.6%
13	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	2	4520.5%	2025.5%
14	K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	2	29±0%	444.3%
15	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	2	7±0%	29±0%
16	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	7±0%	40±0%
17	K. Tanaka Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	2	910.4%	351.2%
18	Z. Issaka Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	1	4311.1%	2444.3%
19	C. Kato Winger	Mito Hollyhock	27	1	0	26±0%
20	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	1	167950%	3229.9%
21	T. Asano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	1	837.1%	3325.6%
22	N. Lavi Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	30	1	26±0%	3217.5%
23	Y. Konishi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	5±0%	33±0%
24	S. Homma Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	26	1	10±0%	400.5%
25	R. Meshino Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	1	5±0%	31±0%
26	K. Endo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	24±0%	385%
27	M. Ono Winger	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	2±0%	20±0%
28	D. Takahashi Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	27	1	4620%	2052.3%
29	T. Okubo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	28	1	569.8%	3323%
30	S. Toshima Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	30	1	866.8%	2433.2%
31	K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	30	1	17±0%	26±0%
32	A. Ienaga Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	40	1	1461.5%	846.9%
33	T. Ito Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	1	43±0%	36±0%
34	T. Kubo Winger	Kashiwa Reysol	27	1	34±0%	49±0%
35	K. Fujimoto Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	1	14±0%	36±0%
36	Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	26	1	839%	418.9%
37	R. Nakano Attacking midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	23	1	6±0%	49±0%
38	R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	27	1	29	40
39	R. Watanabe Attacking midfielder	Urawa	29	1	30±0%	36±0%
40	S. Mizoguchi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	22	1	4±0%	438.6%
41	S. Anzai Attacking midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	1	26±0%	51±0%
42	T. Ko Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	1	43±0%	42±0%
43	T. Kikuchi Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	27	1	8±0%	36±0%
44	Y. Asano Winger	Nagoya Grampus	29	1	7±0%	27±0%
45	S. Inagaki Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	1	44±0%	23±0%
46	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	1	47±0%	42±0%
47	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	1	27±0%	50±0%
48	D. Suga Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	28	1	13±0%	4012.8%
49	K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	29	1	32±0%	34±0%
50	I. Jebali Winger	Gamba Osaka	34	1	30±0%	14±0%