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 27, 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 +16.6 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 4.8.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	26	6	23	26
2	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	5	24	20
3	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	5	19	25
4	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	5	20	27
5	K. Murakoshi Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	24	5	19	27
6	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	5	20	29
7	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	4	15	869%
8	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	4	20474.3%	2640.9%
9	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	4	16	8
10	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	17	2735.5%
11	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	3	16	28
12	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	3	12134.7%	1852.3%
13	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	3	14	32
14	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	27	27
15	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	3	17	29
16	Y. Kunitake Attacking midfielder	Nara Club	20	3	10	29
17	K. Nakashima Attacking midfielder	Nara Club	29	2	12	17
18	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	2	18	9
19	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	2	15	27
20	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	23	2	21	3318.8%
21	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	28	2	11	19
22	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	2	14	20
23	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2	14	26
24	H. Otani Central midfielder	Kanazawa	29	2	8	16
25	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	2	15	24
26	M. Kudo Defensive midfielder	Kochi United	25	2	17	25
27	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	2	14	27
28	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	28	2	15	19
29	T. Kato Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	33	2	7	7
30	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	2	8	15
31	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	35	2	727.5%	1153%
32	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	2	7	36
33	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2	9	20
34	R. Tone Central midfielder	Osaka	33	2	8	7
35	R. Sato Central midfielder	Osaka	28	2	13	20
36	Koh Seung-Jin Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	2	7	25
37	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	2	14164.8%	1554%
38	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	2	213333.3%	2539.8%
39	Y. Mori Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	25	2	8	23
40	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	1	13	23
41	D. Takahashi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	4620%	2052.3%
42	R. Nakayama Central midfielder	Sagamihara	25	1	3	34
43	K. Kazama Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	35	1	3	5
44	K. Nakano Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	29	1	5	15
45	S. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	32	1	568.5%	1821%
46	S. Kobayashi Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	32	1	377.1%	1267.5%
47	K. Sugimori Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	29	1	350.8%	2348.5%
48	M. Kojima Central midfielder	Kanazawa	28	1	8	18
49	T. Maekawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	30	1	6	13
50	S. Yajima Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	32	1	1145.6%	1853.4%