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Goalkeepers with the Best Potential in J1 League

The highest-potential goalkeepers in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Tani of Machida Zelvia is the standout for raw talent across goalkeepers in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.3, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6.

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 G. Ota's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hayakawa of Kashima is the most valuable name in this group at 22.8.

Best talent
K. Tani56.3RTG
Machida Zelvia
In form
R. Kojima71.6SsN
Kashiwa Reysol
Rising potential
G. Ota+10.3RTG
Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Kojima+58SsN
Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26
Most valuable
T. Hayakawa22.8val
Kashima
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PlayerTeam
1K. TaniGoalkeeperMachida Zelvia254231.6%565.4%
2A. PisanoGoalkeeperNagoya Grampus20751
3T. HayakawaGoalkeeperKashima275213.1%5012.3%
4K. OsakoGoalkeeperSanfrecce Hiroshima274652.8%4914.3%
5Y. ObataGoalkeeperAvispa Fukuoka2427380.7%496.3%
6Y. OkiGoalkeeperShimizu S-pulse2623395.7%452.6%
7K. FujitaGoalkeeperAlbirex Niigata25243
8L. YamaguchiGoalkeeperKawasaki Frontale281343
9R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol2972426.5%425.5%
10A. IchikawaGoalkeeperYokohama FC2723703.4%401.2%
11K. MatsumotoGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol291011.8%3816.7%
12S. BrodersenGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama2927621.1%382.1%
13R. TashiroGoalkeeperAlbirex Niigata27336
14D. MaekawaGoalkeeperVissel Kobe31408.4%3220.4%
15K. FukuiGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka30575.9%324.6%
16G. HatanoGoalkeeperFC Tokyo28527.1%3126%
17Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy335998.7%2328%
18G. OtaGoalkeeperKyoto Sanga3519291.8%2288%
19J. IchimoriGoalkeeperGamba Osaka352723.3%2213.2%
20W. PoppGoalkeeperShonan Bellmare31177%1846.3%
21Park Il-GyuGoalkeeperYokohama F. Marinos362044.3%1815%
22S. NishikawaGoalkeeperUrawa404143.1%171.2%
23N. KamifukumotoGoalkeeperShonan Bellmare3658.9%158.6%
24M. MurakamiGoalkeeperAvispa Fukuoka332235%1544.7%
25Kim Seung-GyuGoalkeeperFC Tokyo351092.6%134.6%
26J. SłowikGoalkeeperYokohama FC341218.4%1147.6%
27D. YoshimitsuGoalkeeperAlbirex Niigata33111
28D. SchmidtGoalkeeperNagoya Grampus3421027.1%
29Y. TakedaGoalkeeperNagoya Grampus39689.7%8135.3%
30H. IikuraGoalkeeperYokohama F. Marinos409163.6%616.2%
31Kim Jin-HyeonGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka39195.3%668.4%