Players with the Best Potential in J1 League

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

Best goalkeepers in J1 League Best defenders in J1 League Best midfielders in J1 League Best attackers in J1 League Most in-form players in J1 League Top-scoring players in J1 League

At a glance

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 21 goals.

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.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	33	57
2	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
3	K. Tani Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	25	4231.6%	565.4%
4	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	4019.5%	551.7%
5	N. Nakagawa Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	30	55
6	K. Hayashi Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	25	3536.8%	544.6%
7	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	256050%	5425.1%
8	M. Hosoya Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3313.6%	540.7%
9	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	3394.7%	545.7%
10	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	3141.4%	544.9%
11	H. Mochizuki Full-back	Machida Zelvia	24	3611.9%	532.6%
12	D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	25	298.9%	531.3%
13	S. Fukuda Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	25	2138.7%	535.2%
14	K. Nono Full-back	Kashima	24	3219.8%	5311.8%
15	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	25	3178.4%	527.6%
16	S. Miura Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	25	2184.1%	520.6%
17	K. Sato Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	25	34	52
18	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	23725%	5216.4%
19	S. Mori Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	19	18	52
20	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	344685.7%	5216.7%
21	Thiago Andrade Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	24	5110%
22	K. Doi Centre-back	FC Tokyo	21	2141.1%	510.8%
23	K. Tawaratsumida Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	22	220.5%	515.4%
24	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	2835.2%	513.9%
25	A. Pisano Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	20	7	51
26	K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	23	31	51
27	I. Someno Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	24	2712.1%	5111.3%
28	K. Tsukui Full-back	Kashima	22	161372.7%	5113.1%
29	S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	267.7%	518.5%
30	Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	21	11	51
31	K. Kudo Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	22	25	51
32	S. Takagi Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	24	27	51
33	H. Tanaka Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	22	206633.3%	5018.3%
34	S. Nakano Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	2732.6%	5019.5%
35	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	18105.7%	507.2%
36	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	3334.3%	50±0%
37	D. Sasaki Winger	Vissel Kobe	26	3327%	508.7%
38	Niko Takahashi Cendagorta Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	20	13	50
39	R. Sato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	19	10	50
40	T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	27	5213.1%	5012.3%
41	A. Sasaki Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	3132.5%	508.6%
42	H. Okuda Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	1610.5%	502.7%
43	T. Koga Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	27	69189.5%	504.6%
44	Y. Miyamoto Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	26	2918.5%	50±0%
45	K. Kumasaka Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	25	18525%	5023%
46	R. Yamane Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	22	2176%	501%
47	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	49188.8%	498.3%
48	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	4652.8%	4914.3%
49	K. Morita Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	25	2914.1%	499.1%
50	Y. Obata Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	24	27380.7%	496.3%