Most Valuable players by Market Value in J1 League

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

Most valuable goalkeepers in J1 League Most valuable defenders in J1 League Most valuable midfielders in J1 League Most valuable attackers in J1 League Best players in J1 League Most 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 56.5, 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.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	27	22.8	5213.1%	5012.3%
2	T. Koga Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	27	22.7	69189.5%	504.6%
3	H. Taniguchi Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	26	21.9	5779.1%	4811.6%
4	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	21.6	5377.5%	471%
5	T. Ando Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	27	21.5	58	47
6	Y. Tsunashima Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	25	20.9	4657.9%	485.1%
7	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	20.8	4652.8%	4914.3%
8	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	20.7	4666.1%	577%
9	T. Miyashiro Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	20.1	4422.9%	542.7%
10	K. Tani Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	25	19.2	4231.6%	565.4%
11	T. Hara Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	18.3	4019.7%	4811.9%
12	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	18.1	4019.5%	551.7%
13	K. Hayashi Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	25	17.6	3930.3%	545.3%
14	Erison Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	27	17.3	3850.2%	4412.5%
15	H. Ishihara Full-back	Urawa	27	16.7	3749.8%	4411.4%
16	M. Hasegawa Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	27	16.2	36175.2%	460.9%
17	Matheus Thuler Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	27	16.1	3524.4%	4520%
18	D. Fukazawa Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	27	15.6	34185%	3911.1%
19	K. Sato Winger	FC Tokyo	25	15.5	34	52
20	S. Nakamura Winger	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	15.5	33	57
21	T. Kubo Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	15.3	3498.8%	496.4%
22	Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	23	15.3	344685.7%	5216.7%
23	M. Hosoya Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	24	15.2	3313.6%	540.7%
24	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	15.1	3394.7%	545.7%
25	Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	24	14.9	256050%	5425.1%
26	K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	27	14.8	3393.5%	4116.3%
27	K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	26	14.8	3334.3%	50±0%
28	D. Sasaki Attacking midfielder	Vissel Kobe	26	14.8	3327%	517.8%
29	K. Nono Full-back	Kashima	24	14.8	3219.8%	5311.8%
30	N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	24	14.7	21	54
31	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	14.7	3141.4%	544.9%
32	Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	26	14.6	3259.2%	462.7%
33	H. Sugai Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	27	14.6	32767.6%	4713.1%
34	S. Fukuda Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	25	14.4	2138.7%	535.4%
35	D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	25	14.4	298.9%	531.3%
36	H. Mochizuki Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	24	14.4	2521.3%	533.7%
37	Kim Tae-Hyeon Centre-back	Kashima	25	14.3	3178.4%	527.6%
38	S. Miura Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	25	14.3	2184.1%	520.6%
39	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	14.2	23725%	5216.4%
40	S. Kawasaki Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	25	14.1	309.8%	52±0%
41	K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	23	14.1	31	51
42	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	14	2835.2%	513.9%
43	A. Sasaki Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	26	14	3132.5%	508.6%
44	I. Someno Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	24	13.9	2712.1%	5111.3%
45	Thiago Andrade Winger	Cerezo Osaka	25	13.9	24	5110.9%
46	S. Takagi Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	24	13.8	27	51
47	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	13.8	18105.7%	507.2%
48	S. Nakano Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	26	13.7	2732.6%	5019.8%
49	H. Okuda Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	13.7	1610.5%	502.7%
50	Y. Miyamoto Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	26	13.6	2918.5%	50±0%