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Most Improved players This Season in J1 League

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

Most improved goalkeepers in J1 LeagueMost improved defenders in J1 LeagueMost improved midfielders in J1 LeagueMost improved attackers in J1 LeagueBest players in J1 LeagueMost in-form 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.

Best talent
S. Nakamura57RTG
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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
Top scorer
Léo Ceará21goals
Kashima
Most valuable
T. Hayakawa22.8val
Kashima
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol29+58
24/25→25/26
72426.5%425.5%
2Rafael RatãoCentre-forwardCerezo Osaka30+49.2
24/25→25/26
57607.4%3420.3%
3T. KogaCentre-backKashiwa Reysol27+45.3
24/25→25/26
69189.5%504.6%
4T. ItoAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale29+39.6
24/25→25/26
431237.5%3710.3%
5Y. SomaAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia29+38.8
24/25→25/26
47491.1%392.6%
6R. KoikeFull-backKashima30+34
24/25→25/26
38790.7%335.4%
7T. KuboDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol27+31.9
24/25→25/26
49188.8%498.3%
8M. HasegawaCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata27+31.7
24/25→25/26
45245.7%473.1%
9Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47201.9%422.2%
10Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy33+29.5
24/25→25/26
5998.7%2328%
11J. SumiyoshiCentre-backShimizu S-pulse28+29.2
23/24→25/26
38331.8%3914.4%
12K. KitagawaCentre-forwardShimizu S-pulse30+28.6
22/23→25/26
33665.1%3117.4%
13Y. KakitaCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol29+27.9
24/25→25/26
32734.2%3711.3%
14N. LaviDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka29+27.8
24/25→25/26
34421.2%347.4%
15W. HaradaFull-backKashiwa Reysol30+27.5
24/25→25/26
52110.4%3312.1%
16D. TagamiCentre-backFagiano Okayama33+27.1
23/24→25/26
35330.5%215.9%
17Matheus BuenoCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse28+25.7
22/23→25/26
34313.4%4120.1%
18S. HasukawaCentre-backShimizu S-pulse28+25.6
21/22→25/26
31483%3812.8%
19T. ShichiCentre-backAvispa Fukuoka32+25.5
24/25→25/26
29750%2014.4%
20Y. TatsutaCentre-backFagiano Okayama28+25.3
24/25→25/26
33341.9%381.3%
21H. ArakiCentre-backSanfrecce Hiroshima30+25.2
24/25→25/26
5488.1%3522.7%
22H. TaniguchiCentre-backTokyo Verdy26+25
24/25→25/26
5779.1%4811.6%
23T. NishimuraAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia29+24.3
24/25→25/26
34253.1%381.6%
24T. KoyamatsuAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol31+23.7
24/25→25/26
35217.4%30±0%
25S. BrodersenGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama29+23.6
23/24→25/26
27621.1%382.1%
26Thiago AndradeAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka25+23.6
23/24→25/26
245110%
27Y. KoizumiAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol29+23.5
24/25→25/26
35204.3%4115.4%
28Rafael EliasCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga27+23.1
24/25→25/26
5377.5%471%
29K. NagatoFull-backVissel Kobe31+22.9
24/25→25/26
38151.7%2911.6%
30MateusAttacking midfielderNagoya Grampus31+22.8
24/25→25/26
26712.5%263.4%
31K. OkunoDefensive midfielderShonan Bellmare26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29320%420.9%
32D. FukazawaCentre-backTokyo Verdy27+22.2
24/25→25/26
34185%3911.1%
33H. MitsumaruFull-backKashiwa Reysol33+22.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%158.3%
34Y. NakayamaDefensive midfielderMachida Zelvia29+22.2
24/25→25/26
29317.1%363.2%
35Y. ObataGoalkeeperAvispa Fukuoka24+21.7
20/21→25/26
27380.7%496.3%
36M. ItoCentre-backYokohama FC33+21.6
24/25→25/26
32200%1813.3%
37I. JebaliCentre-forwardGamba Osaka34+20.9
24/25→25/26
30232.2%1413.3%
38Y. KamiyaCentral midfielderFagiano Okayama29+20.4
24/25→25/26
213400%311.6%
39A. IchikawaGoalkeeperYokohama FC27+20.4
23/24→25/26
23703.4%401.2%
40Y. MatsumuraAttacking midfielderKashima25+20.3
24/25→25/26
23725%5216.4%
41ErikWingerVissel Kobe32+19.9
24/25→25/26
32160.5%239.4%
42Danilo BozaCentre-backUrawa28+19.1
24/25→25/26
4381.6%4330.6%
43S. KawaharaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+19.1
24/25→25/26
36112.4%4011.2%
44R. HandaFull-backGamba Osaka24+18.1
24/25→25/26
4666.1%577%
45M. NakajimaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka27+18
21/22→25/26
24295.1%446.9%
46B. NdukaCentre-backYokohama FC30+17.4
23/24→25/26
4368%3320.4%
47K. IchimiCentre-forwardFagiano Okayama28+17.4
24/25→25/26
17356%
48Lucas FernandesWingerCerezo Osaka32+16.7
24/25→25/26
5050.2%2621.6%
49S. KagawaCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka37+16.4
24/25→25/26
23248.5%104.2%
50A. UenakaAttacking midfielderYokohama F. Marinos24+16.1
24/25→25/26
3394.7%545.7%