Top-Scoring midfielders in J3 League 2026

The top-scoring midfielders in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in J3 League Top-scoring attackers in J3 League Best midfielders in J3 League Most in-form midfielders in J3 League Most valuable midfielders in J3 League Most improved midfielders in J3 League

At a glance

H. Yoshida of FC Ryukyu is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and T. Yamaguchi has been the form player this season, grading 44.4, and Y. Kikui leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +30.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Kabayama of Ehime FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.7.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+30.2SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	6	36	26
2	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	5	39	27
3	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	5	41	20
4	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	5	35	29
5	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	5	36	25
6	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	4	30	869%
7	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	4	34862.9%	2640.9%
8	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	4	37	27
9	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	4	32	8
10	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	27	3	17	32
11	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	3	23369.4%	1852.3%
12	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	3	31	2735.5%
13	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	44	27
14	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	3	32	28
15	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	3	35	29
16	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	29	2	25	19
17	R. Sato Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	29	2	24	20
18	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	2	30	24
19	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kochi United	28	2	19	19
20	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	2	25	27
21	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	25	2	13	36
22	K. Nakashima Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	2	25	17
23	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	35	2	1330.4%	1153%
24	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	2	17	15
25	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2	14	26
26	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2	18	20
27	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	2	30	27
28	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	2	35	9
29	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	2	25	20
30	H. Otani Central midfielder	Kanazawa	29	2	15	16
31	T. Kato Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	33	2	15	7
32	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	2	36	3318.8%
33	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	2	29431.5%	1554%
34	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	2	365900%	2539.8%
35	Koh Seung-Jin Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	26	2	14	25
36	Y. Mori Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	25	2	8	23
37	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	1	21	23
38	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	1	63100%	3521%
39	K. Hara Attacking midfielder	Kitakyushu	21	1	433.9%	3819.7%
40	D. Takahashi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	71340%	2052.3%
41	M. Uchida Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	1	27	23
42	T. Maekawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	30	1	12	13
43	S. Kaneko Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	31	1	81.2%	1642.6%
44	G. Sekino Central midfielder	Kochi United	27	1	25	23
45	R. Watanabe Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	23	1	7	35
46	T. Maeda Attacking midfielder	Sagamihara	26	1	6	22
47	R. Sugimoto Attacking midfielder	Sagamihara	23	1	10	26
48	R. Nakayama Central midfielder	Sagamihara	25	1	6	34
49	S. Kobayashi Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	32	1	659%	1267.5%
50	H. Konishi Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	24	1	11	24