Top-Scoring midfielders in J2 League 2026

The top-scoring midfielders in J2 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Keisuke Kasai of Albirex Niigata is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.6, and K. Nagata has been the form player this season, grading 45, and A. Sato leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Onose has improved his Season rating most, up +25.3 on last season, while T. Inui's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Nagata of Vanraure Hachinohe is the most valuable name in this group at 12.

Jubilo Iwata · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

K. Onose+25.3SsN

Shonan Bellmare · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Sato Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	5	45	22
2	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	5	36	27
3	S. Otoizumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	30	4	39	17
4	R. Asakura Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	3	18	35
5	A. Yamanaka Attacking midfielder	Iwaki	25	3	26	30
6	Adaílton Attacking midfielder	Yokohama FC	35	3	1828.7%	1054.8%
7	Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	26	3	23	39
8	K. Nagata Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	26	3	45	27
9	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Kataller Toyama	20	3	20	29
10	T. Inui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	38	3	2851.6%	1413.3%
11	Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	27	3	21234.4%	3514.9%
12	K. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	28	3	44	22
13	S. Kokubu Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	32	3	18	17
14	E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	31	2	3025.5%	2632.6%
15	S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	30	2	26239.5%	2520.2%
16	H. Nakahara Attacking midfielder	Sagan Tosu	30	2	1812%	2720.6%
17	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	25	2	35	25
18	D. Inazumi Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	29	2	40	20
19	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	2	39179.4%	194.4%
20	R. Inoue Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	25	2	30	29
21	Mahiro Ano Central midfielder	Tegevajaro Miyazaki	23	2	31	29
22	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	2	36114.3%	4116.3%
23	Vinícius Diniz Attacking midfielder	Imabari	27	2	8	28
24	S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	34	2	14500%	939.5%
25	K. Nishiya Attacking midfielder	Tochigi City	33	2	3466.3%	1659%
26	Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	30	2	1598.7%	21±0%
27	Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	24	2	19	46
28	M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	31	2	13	16
29	F. Unoki Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	25	1	8226.1%	3712.3%
30	T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	1	2023.8%	3816%
31	S. Takeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	32	1	18132.5%	226.5%
32	R. Aoki Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	30	1	877.7%	1949.7%
33	Thonny Anderson Attacking midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	548.4%	2656%
34	N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	28	1	9237%	2724.6%
35	T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	30	1	9911.1%	2042.1%
36	R. Sagara Central midfielder	Vegalta Sendai	24	1	73450%	3715.2%
37	R. Wakizaka Central midfielder	Vanraure Hachinohe	27	1	11	20
38	H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	29	1	8	21
39	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	22	1	26362.5%	3034.3%
40	D. Kaneko Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	28	1	662%	2938.2%
41	C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Blaublitz Akita	28	1	82700%	2536.2%
42	K. Sakakibara Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	26	1	929.2%	3425.2%
43	N. Kase Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	26	1	7	32
44	Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	31	1	725%	1754.7%
45	M. Ikeda Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	27	1	1744%	3532.9%
46	T. Izumi Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	25	1	9184.4%	3625.5%
47	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	30	1	9	24
48	C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	1	7	35
49	Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	1	8	35
50	T. Arai Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	29	1	29	29