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Japan

Every Japan player in the Field Insider database — best talent, top young prospects, this season's form, scorers and the leagues they play in.

Japan · scouting overview

T. Kubo of Real Sociedad is the standout for raw talent across Japan's players, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.6, and A. Ueda has been the form player this season, grading 83.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Kojima has improved his Season rating most, up +58 on last season, while Y. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Kubo of Real Sociedad is the most valuable name in this group at 89.

Best talent
T. Kubo80.6RTG
Real Sociedad
In form
A. Ueda83.3SsN
Feyenoord
Rising potential
Y. Suzuki+28RTG
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Kojima+58SsN
Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
A. Ueda25goals
Feyenoord
Most valuable
T. Kubo89val
Real Sociedad

Leagues in Japan

J1 LeagueJ2 LeagueJ3 League

Top clubs in Japan

KashimaTokyo VerdyKashiwa ReysolUrawaCerezo OsakaSanfrecce HiroshimaKyoto SangaGamba Osaka

Best talent

RTG
  1. 1
    T. Kubo
    Real Sociedad25
    80.6
  2. 2
    K. Sano
    NEC Nijmegen22
    79.7
  3. 3
    Z. Suzuki
    Parma23
    79.4
  4. 4
    Y. Suzuki
    SC Freiburg24
    79.3
  5. 5
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    79
  6. 6
    J. Fujita
    FC St. Pauli24
    74.8
  7. 7
    S. Mito
    Sparta Rotterdam23
    73.9
  8. 8
    Y. Sugawara
    Werder Bremen26
    71.3
  9. 9
    A. Seko
    Le Havre26
    71.3
  10. 10
    T. Fukui
    Arouca22
    68.2
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Best young talent · U21

RTG
  1. 1
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad II20
    65.1
  2. 2
    K. Goto
    St. Truiden21
    63.2
  3. 3
    S. Mori
    Nagoya Grampus19
    51.6
  4. 4
    K. Doi
    FC Tokyo21
    51.3
  5. 5
    A. Pisano
    Nagoya Grampus20
    51.1
  6. 6
    Y. Ozeki
    Kawasaki Frontale21
    50.6
  7. 7
    S. Saito
    KVC Westerlo21
    50.4
  8. 8
    Niko Takahashi Cendagorta
    Cerezo Osaka20
    50.1
  9. 9
    S. Kitano
    Red Bull Salzburg21
    49
  10. 10
    Y. Nakajima
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima20
    48.7
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In form right now

SsN
  1. 1
    A. Ueda
    Feyenoord27
    83.3
  2. 2
    R. Kojima
    Kashiwa Reysol29
    71.6
  3. 3
    T. Koga
    Kashiwa Reysol27
    69.2
  4. 4
    S. Inagaki
    Nagoya Grampus34
    68.2
  5. 5
    K. Sano
    NEC Nijmegen22
    58.7
  6. 6
    H. Taniguchi
    Tokyo Verdy26
    56.6
  7. 7
    R. Yamamoto
    St. Truiden24
    55.6
  8. 8
    H. Araki
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima29
    53.8
  9. 9
    Keito Nakamura
    Reims26
    53.1
  10. 10
    W. Harada
    Kashiwa Reysol30
    52.4
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Top scorers

goals
  1. 1
    A. Ueda
    Feyenoord27
    25
  2. 2
    D. Maeda
    Celtic28
    14
  3. 3
    Keito Nakamura
    Reims26
    14
  4. 4
    T. Ito
    Kawasaki Frontale29
    13
  5. 5
    S. Inagaki
    Nagoya Grampus34
    11
  6. 6
    K. Goto
    St. Truiden21
    11
  7. 7
    M. Hosoya
    Kashiwa Reysol24
    11
  8. 8
    K. Kobayashi
    Kochi United25
    10
  9. 9
    Y. Suzuki
    Kashima30
    10
  10. 10
    K. Kitagawa
    Shimizu S-pulse30
    10
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Most improved

ΔSsN
  1. 1
    R. Kojima
    Kashiwa Reysol29
    +58
  2. 2
    A. Ueda
    Feyenoord27
    +55.4
  3. 3
    T. Koga
    Kashiwa Reysol27
    +45.3
  4. 4
    R. Yamamoto
    St. Truiden24
    +42.7
  5. 5
    T. Ito
    Kawasaki Frontale29
    +39.6
  6. 6
    Y. Soma
    Machida Zelvia29
    +38.8
  7. 7
    R. Koike
    Kashima30
    +34
  8. 8
    T. Kubo
    Kashiwa Reysol27
    +31.9
  9. 9
    M. Hasegawa
    Albirex Niigata27
    +31.7
  10. 10
    Y. Yamamoto
    Kawasaki Frontale28
    +31.7
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Highest value

val
  1. 1
    T. Kubo
    Real Sociedad25
    89
  2. 2
    A. Tanaka
    Leeds27
    73.9
  3. 3
    A. Ueda
    Feyenoord27
    50.8
  4. 4
    Z. Suzuki
    Parma23
    49.2
  5. 5
    Y. Suzuki
    SC Freiburg24
    47.4
  6. 6
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    47.2
  7. 7
    J. Fujita
    FC St. Pauli24
    46.7
  8. 8
    K. Sano
    NEC Nijmegen22
    42.8
  9. 9
    Y. Sugawara
    Werder Bremen26
    42.6
  10. 10
    A. Seko
    Le Havre26
    41.6
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