Field Insider
Player Finder

Most Improved attackers This Season in J1 League

The most improved attackers in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers in J1 LeagueMost improved defenders in J1 LeagueMost improved midfielders in J1 LeagueBest attackers in J1 LeagueMost in-form attackers in J1 LeagueTop-scoring attackers in J1 League

At a glance

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across attackers in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, and Rafael Ratão has been the form player this season, grading 57.3, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 21 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Rafael Ratão has improved his Season rating most, up +49.2 on last season, while A. Boudah's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Rafael Elias of Kyoto Sanga is the most valuable name in this group at 21.6.

Best talent
S. Nakamura57RTG
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
In form
Rafael Ratão57.3SsN
Cerezo Osaka
Rising potential
A. Boudah+6.4RTG
Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Rafael Ratão+49.2SsN
Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Léo Ceará21goals
Kashima
Most valuable
Rafael Elias21.6val
Kyoto Sanga
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Rafael RatãoCentre-forwardCerezo Osaka30+49.2
24/25→25/26
57607.4%3420.3%
2Y. SomaAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia29+38.8
24/25→25/26
47491.1%392.6%
3M. HasegawaCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata27+31.7
24/25→25/26
45245.7%473.1%
4K. KitagawaCentre-forwardShimizu S-pulse30+28.6
22/23→25/26
33665.1%3117.4%
5Y. KakitaCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol29+27.9
24/25→25/26
32734.2%3711.3%
6T. NishimuraAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia29+24.3
24/25→25/26
34253.1%381.6%
7Thiago AndradeAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka25+23.6
23/24→25/26
245110%
8Y. KoizumiAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol29+23.5
24/25→25/26
35204.3%4115.4%
9Rafael EliasCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga27+23.1
24/25→25/26
5377.5%471%
10MateusAttacking midfielderNagoya Grampus31+22.8
24/25→25/26
26712.5%263.4%
11I. JebaliCentre-forwardGamba Osaka34+20.9
24/25→25/26
30232.2%1413.3%
12ErikWingerVissel Kobe32+19.9
24/25→25/26
32160.5%239.4%
13M. NakajimaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka27+18
21/22→25/26
24295.1%446.9%
14K. IchimiCentre-forwardFagiano Okayama28+17.4
24/25→25/26
17356%
15A. EsakaCentre-forwardFagiano Okayama34+15.8
24/25→25/26
3485.9%201%
16ErisonCentre-forwardKawasaki Frontale27+14.8
24/25→25/26
4058.5%4411.7%
17Y. YamagishiAttacking midfielderNagoya Grampus32+10.4
24/25→25/26
2289.7%2023.7%
18Na Sang-HoAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia29+8.2
24/25→25/26
2452.2%3320%
19D. TonoCentre-forwardYokohama F. Marinos27+8.1
24/25→25/26
2452.6%4017.3%
20A. SuzukiCentre-forwardShonan Bellmare23+6.5
24/25→25/26
4019.5%551.7%
21A. ČavrićCentral midfielderKashima32+5.8
24/25→25/26
3222.6%2513.3%
22K. YurukiWingerVissel Kobe31+5.5
24/25→25/26
10122.2%2222.4%
23R. NittaCentre-forwardShonan Bellmare23+4.9
24/25→25/26
8148.5%445.2%
24M. HosoyaCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol24+4
24/25→25/26
3313.6%540.7%
25R. IzumiDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus32+3.6
24/25→25/26
3113.3%2612.9%
26Marco TúlioWingerKyoto Sanga28+3.3
24/25→25/26
2714.2%3817.5%
27V. GermainCentre-forwardSanfrecce Hiroshima36+3.2
22/23→25/26
1237.2%1154%
28I. SomenoCentre-forwardTokyo Verdy24+2.9
24/25→25/26
2712.1%5111.3%
29K. FujimotoDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka28+1
24/25→25/26
205.2%3721.8%
30K. KinoshitaCentre-forwardSanfrecce Hiroshima31+0.1
24/25→25/26
31±0%2523.8%
31K. TawaratsumidaCentral midfielderFC Tokyo22+0.1
24/25→25/26
220.5%515.4%
32ÉlberCentral midfielderYokohama F. Marinos34-0.5
24/25→25/26
163%1339.3%
33S. NagasawaCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga37-0.6
21/22→25/26
153.7%767.3%
34M. NagakuraWingerFC Tokyo26-2.7
24/25→25/26
1812.9%4313%
35Léo CearáCentre-forwardKashima31-3.3
24/25→25/26
575.5%3124%
36Wellington TanqueCentre-forwardAvispa Fukuoka38-4.9
24/25→25/26
1131.8%753.7%
37N. MaedaWingerSanfrecce Hiroshima31-5.6
24/25→25/26
842.4%2130.2%
38Y. KomiWingerAlbirex Niigata23-6.1
24/25→25/26
1136.7%4511.6%
39K. JunkerCentre-forwardNagoya Grampus32-9.5
24/25→25/26
468.3%1537.9%
40M. MitsutaAttacking midfielderGamba Osaka27-10.5
24/25→25/26
1148.4%4318%
41Y. OnoCentre-forwardAlbirex Niigata33-10.6
24/25→25/26
475.2%1147.4%
42João PauloWingerYokohama FC29-10.9
23/24→25/26
857.7%2830.5%
43Yan MatheusWingerYokohama F. Marinos27-11
24/25→25/26
2431.6%4124.2%
44H. NakamaAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol34-12.3
24/25→25/26
1447.5%1246.1%
45K. NagaiAttacking midfielderNagoya Grampus37-13.6
24/25→25/26
1448.6%1043.9%
46R. MiyaichiWingerYokohama F. Marinos33-13.8
24/25→25/26
0100%1339.6%
47Y. SuzukiCentre-forwardKashima30-14
24/25→25/26
4324.7%3817.1%
48M. SuzukiCentre-forwardYokohama FC32-14.7
24/25→25/26
1157.4%1840.9%
49Marcelo RyanCentre-forwardFC Tokyo24-15
24/25→25/26
2835.2%513.9%
50Welton FelipeWingerGamba Osaka29-16.7
24/25→25/26
965.5%3334.1%