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Most Improved players This Season in J2 League

The most improved players in J2 League, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers in J2 LeagueMost improved defenders in J2 LeagueMost improved midfielders in J2 LeagueMost improved attackers in J2 LeagueBest players in J2 LeagueMost in-form players in J2 League

At a glance

H. Yamamoto of Mito Hollyhock is the standout for raw talent across players in J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.1, and H. Tanaka has been the form player this season, grading 24.4, and Marcus Índio leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Matheus Jesus has improved his Season rating most, up +11.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 7.3.

Best talent
H. Yamamoto40.1RTG
Mito Hollyhock
In form
H. Tanaka24.4SsN
Tokushima Vortis
Rising potential
N. Marsman-2RTG
Renofa Yamaguchi · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Matheus Jesus+11.3SsN
V-varen Nagasaki · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
Marcus Índio7goals
Imabari
Most valuable
H. Tanaka7.3val
Tokushima Vortis
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Matheus JesusAttacking midfielderV-varen Nagasaki29+11.3
21/22→25/26
20136.1%2655%
2K. YamakoshiCentre-backTokushima Vortis33+10.9
24/25→25/26
15265.9%1234.1%
3T. IidaCentre-backMito Hollyhock31+9.1
22/23→25/26
12293.5%1844.1%
4Y. GokeCentral midfielderVegalta Sendai27+7.5
22/23→25/26
10357.1%3129.6%
5Lucas BarcelosCentre-forwardTokushima Vortis28+6
24/25→25/26
10136.4%2727.9%
6D. SuzukiCentre-backJEF United Chiba36+5.1
20/21→25/26
1278.5%1054%
7S. DoiCentral midfielderMontedio Yamagata34+4.6
24/25→25/26
7200%939.5%
8ElsinhoCentre-backTokushima Vortis36+4.4
21/22→25/26
1639.3%953.3%
9M. GotoGoalkeeperV-varen Nagasaki32+4.2
20/21→25/26
7131.3%1459.8%
10K. TakahataCentre-backV-varen Nagasaki25+3.4
24/25→25/26
7106.2%3717.6%
11E. KawashimaGoalkeeperJubilo Iwata43+3.3
24/25→25/26
1144.6%660.3%
12N. MarsmanGoalkeeperRenofa Yamaguchi35+3
24/25→25/26
950.8%1017.1%
13Danilo CardosoCentre-backImabari29+2.4
22/23→25/26
758.5%2259.7%
14K. AbeGoalkeeperJubilo Iwata29+2.3
24/25→25/26
4127.8%2232.6%
15K. MatsudaCentre-backRenofa Yamaguchi26+2.1
24/25→25/26
656.8%3223.5%
16DerlanCentre-backOita Trinita30+1.7
21/22→25/26
923.6%1964.7%
17R. MatsudaCentre-forwardKataller Toyama35+1.7
21/22→25/26
730.9%863.8%
18N. KanumaCentral midfielderTokushima Vortis28+1.6
24/25→25/26
459.3%2724.6%
19K. NakanoGoalkeeperConsadole Sapporo27+1.4
22/23→25/26
466.7%2935.1%
20Y. HakamataCentre-backRoasso Kumamoto30+1.2
24/25→25/26
625.5%1938.5%
21Wesley da SilvaCentre-forwardImabari30+0.8
22/23→25/26
108.5%2047.5%
22A. WatanabeCentre-forwardMito Hollyhock31+0.8
21/22→25/26
175%1960.2%
23R. EndoCentre-backIwaki28+0.6
24/25→25/26
514%2731.1%
24H. TeruyamaCentre-backV-varen Nagasaki25+0.3
21/22→25/26
47.9%3621%
25Matheus PereiraCentre-backOita Trinita29+0.1
21/22→25/26
71.4%2147.6%
26T. AbeCentre-backMontedio Yamagata29-0.4
21/22→25/26
310.5%2343.4%
27N. KumataCentre-forwardIwaki22-0.8
23/24→25/26
416%378.8%
28Y. TakagiCentre-backTokushima Vortis28-0.9
21/22→25/26
126.8%2744.6%
29J. NodakeCentral midfielderOita Trinita31-1.3
21/22→25/26
0100%1556.8%
30R. IeizumiCentre-backConsadole Sapporo26-2
24/25→25/26
433.9%3318.9%
31J. NishikawaCentral midfielderSagan Tosu24-2
23/24→25/26
723.3%3720.8%
32K. SakakibaraCentral midfielderOita Trinita25-2.6
24/25→25/26
536.1%3425.2%
33N. MisawaCentral midfielderRenofa Yamaguchi31-2.6
23/24→25/26
0100%1449.5%
34N. NomuraCentral midfielderOita Trinita35-2.8
21/22→25/26
727.5%963.4%
35S. KanekoCentral midfielderFujieda MYFC31-4.1
24/25→25/26
450.6%1642.6%
36D. WatariCentre-forwardTokushima Vortis33-4.2
22/23→25/26
0100%1060.7%
37S. ArakiCentre-forwardVegalta Sendai26-4.2
24/25→25/26
547.7%3233.5%
38K. MasuiCentral midfielderJubilo Iwata25-4.6
24/25→25/26
740.4%3720.5%
39K. OnoharaCentral midfielderBlaublitz Akita30-5.2
20/21→25/26
0100%1855.3%
40Eduardo ManchaCentre-backVentforet Kofu30-6
21/22→25/26
843.8%1858.3%
41T. TakamineCentral midfielderConsadole Sapporo28-6.3
24/25→25/26
0100%2639.9%
42T. TsuchiyaCentral midfielderVentforet Kofu22-6.6
24/25→25/26
559.5%3719.2%
43K. NishiyaCentral midfielderSagan Tosu26-6.9
24/25→25/26
560.5%3324.4%
44R. TakaoCentre-backConsadole Sapporo29-7.2
24/25→25/26
467.3%2339.8%
45H. TakedaCentral midfielderVegalta Sendai24-7.8
24/25→25/26
0100%3625.8%
46F. GonzálezCentre-forwardOmiya Ardija33-9
22/23→25/26
950.8%1063.9%
47K. MatsubaraCentre-backJubilo Iwata29-9.2
24/25→25/26
659.7%2348.3%
48S. NakamuraCentral midfielderJubilo Iwata32-9.4
24/25→25/26
565.7%1534.9%
49H. YoshidaCentral midfielderEhime FC23-10.2
24/25→25/26
0100%3432%
50Y. ToyokawaCentre-forwardOmiya Ardija31-10.8
24/25→25/26
471.1%1646.9%