Most In-Form players This Season in J1 League

The most in-form players in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers in J1 League Most in-form defenders in J1 League Most in-form midfielders in J1 League Most in-form attackers in J1 League Best 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.

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kojima Goalkeeper	Kashiwa Reysol	29	72426.5%	425.5%
2	T. Koga Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	27	69189.5%	504.6%
3	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	6827.5%	2315.8%
4	Matheus Vidotto Goalkeeper	Tokyo Verdy	33	5998.7%	2328%
5	Rafael Ratão Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	30	57607.4%	3420.3%
6	Léo Ceará Centre-forward	Kashima	31	575.5%	3124%
7	H. Taniguchi Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	26	5779.1%	4811.6%
8	H. Araki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	29	5488.1%	3913.2%
9	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	5377.5%	471%
10	W. Harada Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	30	52110.4%	3312.1%
11	T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	27	5213.1%	5012.3%
12	S. Sasaki Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	36	5124%	220.5%
13	N. Ueda Centre-back	Kashima	31	5016.8%	3416.4%
14	Lucas Fernandes Winger	Cerezo Osaka	32	5050.2%	2621.6%
15	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	49188.8%	498.3%
16	Y. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	47201.9%	422.2%
17	G. Shōji Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	33	474.5%	2515.8%
18	Y. Soma Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	47491.1%	392.6%
19	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	4652.8%	4914.3%
20	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
21	T. Ohgihara Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	4520.5%	2025.8%
22	T. Yamakawa Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	28	4513.7%	4417%
23	M. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	45245.7%	473.1%
24	M. Høibråten Centre-back	Urawa	31	4435.9%	3117.6%
25	D. Okamura Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	29	448.4%	3811.1%
26	G. Sakai Full-back	Vissel Kobe	35	439.6%	1810.7%
27	I. Drešević Full-back	Machida Zelvia	29	4317.2%	3523.2%
28	T. Shiotani Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	37	437.5%	1529%
29	B. Nduka Centre-back	Yokohama FC	30	4368%	3320.4%
30	T. Ito Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	29	431237.5%	3710.3%
31	Y. Suzuki Centre-forward	Kashima	30	4324.7%	3817.1%
32	Danilo Boza Centre-back	Urawa	28	4381.6%	4330.6%
33	T. Ko Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	434.9%	4116.1%
34	K. Tani Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	25	4231.6%	565.4%
35	S. Nishikawa Goalkeeper	Urawa	40	4143.1%	171.2%
36	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	4019.9%	3218.4%
37	Erison Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	27	4058.5%	4411.7%
38	D. Maekawa Goalkeeper	Vissel Kobe	31	408.4%	3220.4%
39	T. Miki Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	404.5%	4019.4%
40	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	4019.5%	551.7%
41	R. Koike Full-back	Kashima	30	38790.7%	335.4%
42	K. Nagato Full-back	Vissel Kobe	31	38151.7%	2911.6%
43	J. Sumiyoshi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	38331.8%	3914.4%
44	H. Ishihara Full-back	Urawa	27	3749.8%	4411.4%
45	S. Kawahara Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	36112.4%	4011.2%
46	H. Mochizuki Full-back	Machida Zelvia	24	3611.9%	532.6%
47	D. Tagami Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	33	35330.5%	215.9%
48	Matheus Thuler Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	27	3524.4%	4520%
49	Y. Koizumi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	29	35204.3%	4115.4%
50	K. Hayashi Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	25	3536.8%	544.6%