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Most Improved goalkeepers This Season in J1 League

The most improved 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
23 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol29+58
24/25→25/26
72426.5%425.5%
2Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy33+29.5
24/25→25/26
5998.7%2328%
3S. BrodersenGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama29+23.6
23/24→25/26
27621.1%382.1%
4Y. ObataGoalkeeperAvispa Fukuoka24+21.7
20/21→25/26
27380.7%496.3%
5A. IchikawaGoalkeeperYokohama FC27+20.4
23/24→25/26
23703.4%401.2%
6K. OsakoGoalkeeperSanfrecce Hiroshima27+15.8
24/25→25/26
4652.8%4914.3%
7G. OtaGoalkeeperKyoto Sanga35+14.3
24/25→25/26
19291.8%2288%
8S. NishikawaGoalkeeperUrawa40+12.2
24/25→25/26
4143.1%171.2%
9Park Il-GyuGoalkeeperYokohama F. Marinos36+6.2
24/25→25/26
2044.3%1815%
10T. HayakawaGoalkeeperKashima27+6
24/25→25/26
5213.1%5012.3%
11H. IikuraGoalkeeperYokohama F. Marinos40+5.4
24/25→25/26
9163.6%616.2%
12Kim Seung-GyuGoalkeeperFC Tokyo35+5
24/25→25/26
1092.6%134.6%
13D. MaekawaGoalkeeperVissel Kobe31+3.1
24/25→25/26
408.4%3220.4%
14Y. TakedaGoalkeeperNagoya Grampus39+2.6
24/25→25/26
689.7%8135.3%
15J. SłowikGoalkeeperYokohama FC34+1.8
24/25→25/26
1218.4%1147.6%
16N. KamifukumotoGoalkeeperShonan Bellmare36+0.4
24/25→25/26
58.9%158.6%
17K. MatsumotoGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol290
24/25→25/26
1011.8%3816.7%
18G. HatanoGoalkeeperFC Tokyo28-1.9
24/25→25/26
527.1%3126%
19W. PoppGoalkeeperShonan Bellmare31-4.7
24/25→25/26
177%1846.3%
20J. IchimoriGoalkeeperGamba Osaka35-8.1
24/25→25/26
2723.3%2213.2%
21M. MurakamiGoalkeeperAvispa Fukuoka33-11.8
24/25→25/26
2235%1544.7%
22K. TaniGoalkeeperMachida Zelvia25-19.5
24/25→25/26
4231.6%565.4%
23Kim Jin-HyeonGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka39-24.2
24/25→25/26
195.3%668.4%