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 4.7.

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	27	6	23	26
2	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	5	24	20
3	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	5	20	27
4	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	5	20	29
5	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	5	19	25
6	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	4	18	27
7	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	4	20474.3%	2640.9%
8	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	4	15	869%
9	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	4	16	8
10	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	3	16	28
11	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	27	3	14	32
12	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	3	12134.7%	1852.3%
13	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	27	27
14	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	3	17	2735.5%
15	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	3	17	29
16	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	32	2	14164.8%	1554%
17	S. Hiramatsu Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	2	213333.3%	2539.8%
18	R. Kabayama Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	2	21	3318.8%
19	T. Kato Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	33	2	7	7
20	H. Otani Central midfielder	Kanazawa	29	2	8	16
21	R. Sato Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	29	2	13	20
22	R. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	Kochi United	23	2	14	27
23	T. Tanaka Central midfielder	Kochi United	28	2	11	19
24	M. Fukoin Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	33	2	18	9
25	T. Kawamura Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	26	2	15	27
26	T. Kagami Central midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	27	2	9	20
27	N. Nomura Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	35	2	727.5%	1153%
28	K. Nakashima Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	30	2	12	17
29	K. Yanagimachi Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	24	2	14	26
30	U. Uehata Central midfielder	Fukushima United	28	2	14	20
31	H. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	29	2	15	19
32	Koh Seung-Jin Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	25	2	7	25
33	Y. Takano Central midfielder	Kochi United	26	2	15	24
34	R. Fujimori Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	29	2	8	15
35	K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	25	2	7	36
36	Y. Mori Central midfielder	Azul Claro Numazu	25	2	8	23
37	S. Nagai Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	27	1	13	23
38	R. Ishida Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	24	1	31500%	3521%
39	K. Hara Attacking midfielder	Kitakyushu	21	1	266.1%	3819.7%
40	D. Takahashi Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	4620%	2052.3%
41	S. Motegi Central midfielder	FC Ryukyu	30	1	9	16
42	T. Ushinohama Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	34	1	7	6
43	H. Izawa Central midfielder	Kitakyushu	27	1	10	21
44	S. Hino Attacking midfielder	Ehime FC	25	1	332.6%	3515.6%
45	T. Yukutomo Attacking midfielder	Ehime FC	21	1	3	35
46	K. Hosoya Central midfielder	Ehime FC	24	1	4	34
47	S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	25	1	4	33
48	Y. Shinomiya Central midfielder	Kanazawa	23	1	11	27
49	S. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	32	1	568.5%	1821%
50	S. Kaneko Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	31	1	450.6%	1642.6%