Top-Scoring midfielders in J2 League

The top-scoring midfielders in J2 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Yamamoto of Mito Hollyhock is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.1, and Matheus Jesus has been the form player this season, grading 19.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Matheus Jesus has improved his Season rating most, up +11.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Tsukui of Mito Hollyhock is the most valuable name in this group at 7.2.

Montedio Yamagata · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Matheus Jesus+11.3SsN

V-varen Nagasaki · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Matheus Jesus Attacking midfielder	V-varen Nagasaki	29	7	20136.1%	2655%
2	Y. Goke Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	27	3	10357.1%	3129.6%
3	A. Yokoyama Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	3	9	25
4	N. Tsubaki Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	26	3	9	36
5	S. Kokubu Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	31	3	9	17
6	T. Kondo Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	25	3	1072.6%	3731.4%
7	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	3	14	32
8	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	25	3	9	35
9	Y. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Imabari	20	3	5	38
10	Dudu Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	29	2	61275%	2239.6%
11	I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	28	2	7	29
12	H. Koda Central midfielder	Ehime FC	22	2	7	3718.3%
13	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	35	2	727.5%	963.4%
14	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	2	7200%	939.5%
15	T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	24	2	7	40
16	Vinícius Diniz Attacking midfielder	Imabari	27	2	4	28
17	Y. Torikai Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	28	2	7	26
18	K. Sumi Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	23	2	61933.3%	387%
19	J. Nishikawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	24	2	723.3%	3720.8%
20	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	2	7	36
21	Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	30	2	8	21
22	M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	2	7	16
23	H. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	23	2	7	40
24	Thonny Anderson Attacking midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	275.8%	2656%
25	S. Sarachat Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	28	1	480.7%	2542.5%
26	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	24	1	31500%	3521%
27	N. Sugiyama Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	1	339.1%	2931.6%
28	T. Yasui Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	27	1	344.4%	2935.1%
29	R. Watanabe Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	23	1	4	35
30	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	1	3	34
31	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Iwaki	25	1	465.2%	3517.3%
32	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	459.3%	2724.6%
33	T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	30	1	4377.8%	2042.1%
34	K. Sugimori Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	29	1	446.2%	2348.5%
35	S. Kobayashi Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	32	1	377.1%	1267.5%
36	N. Ishiwatari Central midfielder	Iwaki	21	1	4875%	3914.9%
37	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	23	1	41650%	3813.4%
38	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	28	1	41300%	2536.2%
39	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	1	4	34
40	S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	1	4	33
41	T. Yukutomo Attacking midfielder	Ehime FC	21	1	3	35
42	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	25	1	536.1%	3425.2%
43	Z. Issaka Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	29	1	4311.1%	2249.2%
44	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	1	437.5%	3625.5%
45	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	29	1	5	24
46	Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	31	1	457.6%	1658.9%
47	K. Yuba Central midfielder	Imabari	25	1	4	35
48	H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	29	1	4	21
49	T. Tsuchiya Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	22	1	559.5%	3719.2%
50	R. Nakayama Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	25	1	3	34