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J1 League · scouting overview

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across the 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.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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Player	Club	Nat.	Age	G	A	Value	Season Δ%	Rating Δ%
Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	21	2	2	12.5	11	51
Y. Hashimoto Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	0	3	13	15	48
H. Iwabuchi Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	3	0	5.5	11	33
D. Yoshimitsu Goalkeeper	Albirex Niigata	Japan	33	0	0	1.1	1	11
M. Kitahara Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	17	0	0	8.7	0	45
M. Nishihara Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	19	0	0	9.7	2	45
K. Mori Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	27	0	0	8.2	0	30
R. Hashimoto Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	Japan	21	0	0	10.9	0	44
S. Nakajima Winger	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	0	0	11.7	0	43
H. Akino Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	31	0	1	2.5	7	20
João Pedro Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	26	1	0	11.8	20	43
R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	1	5	13.4	29	40
K. Kudo Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	22	0	1	13.2	25	51
N. Tominaga Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	Japan	22	0	0	11.2	0	43
S. Tamura Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	24	0	0	10.8	0	39
K. Sato Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	25	7	5	15.5	34	52
Kyota Tokiwa Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	24	0	0	11.4	1	42
K. Shimbo Full-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	23	0	2	14.1	31	51
S. Sakuragawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	25	4	3	13.1	22	48
R. Tashiro Goalkeeper	Albirex Niigata	Japan	27	0	1	9.8	3	36
T. Arai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	29	1	0	4.8	19	29
J. Geria Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Australia	33	0	0	1.5	9	15
K. Yamura Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	29	4	0	4	12	27
T. Kimura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	26	0	0	9.4	0	35
K. Fujita Goalkeeper	Albirex Niigata	Japan	25	0	0	11.9	2	43
J. Quiñónes Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Colombia	28	2	1	6.1	22	35
G. Kato Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	23	0	0	11.4	2	42
S. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	6	6	15.6	33	57
L. Yamaguchi Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	28	0	0	7	13	43
A. Ahmedov Centre-forward	Shimizu S-pulse	Bulgaria	31	0	0	2.1	0	17
I. Kumatoriya Winger	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	23	1	0	11.8	3	43
S. Sasaki Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	Japan	26	0	0	10.3	5	38
J. Wonggorn Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	Thailand	29	1	0	4.2	5	28
S. Okamoto Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	26	0	0	9.5	0	35
T. Satomi Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	17	0	0	8.7	0	46
N. Komazawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	24	2	0	12.3	11	45
K. Suwama Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	23	0	0	11.9	4	44
M. Sako Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	23	0	0	10.8	0	40
Takanari Endo Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	23	0	0	11.1	0	41
K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	24	0	0	11.2	0	41
K. Mochizuki Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	20	0	0	9.8	0	42
I. Fujita Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	35	0	0	0.5	0	7
Yuri Lara Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Brazil	32	0	0	1.4	0	13
H. Ueki Central midfielder	Urawa		22	0	0	11.1	0	43
H. Noda Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	29	0	0	3.8	0	25
Y. Iesaka Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	23	0	0	11.1	0	41
C. Hill Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	24	0	0	11.4	0	42
Y. Tanaka Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	30	0	0	2.7	0	20
H. Saruta Goalkeeper	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	0	0	9	0	33
Y. Wakasa Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	30	0	0	2.7	0	20
Y. Arai Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	Japan	30	0	0	2.7	0	20
Y. Nakashima Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	Japan	42	0	0	0.2	0	2
D. Sugimoto Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	33	0	0	0.8	0	9
Park Eui-Jeong Goalkeeper	Kashima	Korea Republic	22	0	0	11.5	0	44
Shion Nakayama Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	18	0	0	8.7	0	43
R. Irie Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	21	0	0	10.9	0	44
K. Hosoi Centre-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	22	0	0	10.7	0	41
R. Noguchi Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	20	0	0	9.8	0	42
H. Suzuki Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	21	0	0	10.2	0	42
T. Yamaguchi Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	19	0	0	9.5	0	44
Y. Otake Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	21	0	0	10	0	41
M. Kobayashi Goalkeeper	FC Tokyo	Japan	20	0	0	10	0	43
H. Maeda Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	17	0	0	8.4	0	44
R. Gunji Centre-forward	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	21	0	0	10.3	0	42
Chimezie Kai Ezemuokwe Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	17	0	0	8.5	0	44
R. Ohata Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	22	0	0	10.9	0	42
Y. Doi Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	19	1	0	10.3	1	47
Kim Moon-Hyeon Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Korea Republic	24	0	0	11.1	0	41
K. Suganuma Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	0	0	10.9	0	40
K. Kawakami Goalkeeper	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	25	0	0	10.5	0	38
H. Matsumoto Centre-back	Kashima	Japan	19	0	0	10.1	0	46
I. Maeda Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	20	1	0	11.6	5	50
J. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	20	0	0	9.7	0	42
S. Kotake Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	20	0	0	10.2	0	44
J. Kanayama Goalkeeper	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	38	0	0	0.2	0	2
K. Sanada Goalkeeper	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	27	0	0	8.2	0	30
S. Ando Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	35	0	0	0.5	0	7
M. Endo Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	Japan	25	0	0	10.2	0	37
Y. Yanagi Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	32	0	0	1.5	0	13
T. Umeda Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	26	0	0	9.9	0	36
R. Saga Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	0	0	4.5	0	28
B. Vásquez Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Chile	26	0	0	10	0	36
M. Sato Centre-back	Kashima	Japan	19	0	0	10.2	0	47
G. Kawamura Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	20	0	0	9.7	0	42
K. Kakoi Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	35	0	0	0.7	0	9
T. Kimura Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	0	0	4.5	0	27
H. Kato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	24	0	0	11.1	0	40
K. Abe Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	26	0	0	9.7	0	36
Lucão Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	30	0	0	2.7	0	19
Y. Suzuki Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	0	0	4.4	0	27
S. Arai Goalkeeper	Vissel Kobe	Japan	37	0	0	0.2	0	2
T. Murata Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	26	0	0	9.5	0	35
Y. Shimamoto Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	19	0	0	9.5	0	43
Y. Inokoshi Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	25	0	0	10.4	0	38
Y. Nagasawa Goalkeeper	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	30	0	0	2.7	0	20
Zhang Ao lin Goalkeeper	Gamba Osaka	Japan	21	0	0	10.6	0	43
Shuto Yamaichi Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale		21	0	0	10.7	0	43
F. Mohamado Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	22	0	0	11.6	0	45
Eiji Kubo Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka		18	0	0	9.1	0	44
K. Nakamura Goalkeeper	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	21	0	0	10.2	0	41