Field Insider

Most Improved players in J1 League 2027

The most improved players in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.7, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 10 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 A. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol29+58
24/25→25/26
72±0%42±0%
2T. KogaCentre-backKashiwa Reysol27+45.3
24/25→25/26
69±0%50±0%
3T. ItoAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale29+39.6
24/25→25/26
43±0%36±0%
4Y. SomaCentre-forwardMachida Zelvia29+38.8
24/25→25/26
4711.2%391%
5Y. YamamotoCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47±0%42±0%
6Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy33+29.5
24/25→25/26
59±0%23±0%
7Y. TatsutaCentre-backFagiano Okayama28+25.3
24/25→25/26
33±0%38±0%
8H. ArakiCentre-backSanfrecce Hiroshima30+25.2
24/25→25/26
54±0%35±0%
9H. TaniguchiCentre-backKawasaki Frontale26+25
24/25→25/26
57±0%515.2%
10S. BrodersenGoalkeeperKawasaki Frontale29+23.6
23/24→25/26
27±0%392.9%
11Y. KoizumiCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol29+23.5
24/25→25/26
35±0%41±0%
12Rafael EliasCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga27+23.1
24/25→25/26
53±0%47±0%
13K. NagatoCentre-forwardVissel Kobe31+22.9
24/25→25/26
38±0%29±0%
14M. HasegawaCentre-forwardV-varen Nagasaki27+20.2
24/25→25/26
336.8%4011.6%
15N. VallysCentre-forwardFC Tokyo30+19.3
24/25→25/26
4476.9%345.4%
16R. HandaFull-backGamba Osaka24+18.1
24/25→25/26
4666.1%577%
17T. KuboAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol27+16.7
24/25→25/26
34±0%49±0%
18Kosuke NakamuraGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka31+15.9
24/25→25/26
19481.8%231.3%
19T. KanekoWingerUrawa29+15.4
24/25→25/26
27±0%36±0%
20Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe30+15.3
24/25→25/26
34±0%3613.2%
21S. NishikawaGoalkeeperUrawa40+12.2
24/25→25/26
41±0%17±0%
22Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol26+11.9
24/25→25/26
3259.2%462.7%
23S. SasakiCentre-backSanfrecce Hiroshima36+9.8
24/25→25/26
51±0%22±0%
24JuanpeDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka30+9.3
24/25→25/26
16145.3%3213.9%
25M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka24+9.3
24/25→25/26
18105.7%507.2%
26K. ChinenDefensive midfielderYokohama F. Marinos31+8.5
24/25→25/26
31±0%237.2%
27T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe34+7.7
24/25→25/26
4520.5%2025.5%
28N. UedaFull-backKashima31+7.2
24/25→25/26
50±0%34±0%
29K. NakayamaCentral midfielderNagoya Grampus30+7.2
24/25→25/26
17±0%26±0%
30A. ScholzCentre-backFC Tokyo33+7
24/25→25/26
20±0%16±0%
31D. SasakiAttacking midfielderVissel Kobe27+6.9
24/25→25/26
3327%517.8%
32S. HatanakaCentre-backCerezo Osaka31+6.9
24/25→25/26
21±0%3212.2%
33Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale31+6.7
24/25→25/26
40±0%32±0%
34A. SuzukiCentre-forwardSanfrecce Hiroshima23+6.5
24/25→25/26
40±0%608.7%
35Y. SuzukiCentre-backKyoto Sanga34+6.5
24/25→25/26
32±0%2411.1%
36Park Il-GyuGoalkeeperYokohama F. Marinos36+6.2
24/25→25/26
2044.3%1815%
37T. HayakawaGoalkeeperKashima27+6
24/25→25/26
52±0%50±0%
38T. AkimotoCentral midfielderMachida Zelvia28+5.8
24/25→25/26
342%405.7%
39T. DengCentre-backYokohama F. Marinos29+5.7
24/25→25/26
2627.5%3123.9%
40R. HirakawaCentral midfielderTokyo Verdy26+5.7
24/25→25/26
19±0%45±0%
41T. YamakawaFull-backVissel Kobe28+5.4
24/25→25/26
45±0%44±0%
42R. SakataCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka22+5.3
24/25→25/26
8240.9%473.5%
43D. SuzukiCentre-backJEF United Chiba36+5.1
20/21→25/26
1278.5%1054%
44T. HiraokaCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga24+5
24/25→25/26
2524.6%514%
45Kim Seung-GyuGoalkeeperFC Tokyo35+4.7
24/25→25/26
10±0%12±0%
46Y. MiyamotoCentre-backUrawa26+4.6
24/25→25/26
29±0%492%
47L. MoserGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama26+4.4
22/23→25/26
1077.2%4230.8%
48M. GotoGoalkeeperV-varen Nagasaki32+4.2
20/21→25/26
7±0%14±0%
49K. SatoFull-backKyoto Sanga26+4.2
24/25→25/26
29±0%47±0%
50D. TonoCentre-forwardYokohama F. Marinos27+3.8
24/25→25/26
1924.7%3820.2%