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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%
K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	29	1	3	8.1	325.6%	3423.9%
Léo Ceará Centre-forward	Kashima	Brazil	31	21	0	6.4	575.5%	3124%
G. Shōji Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	Japan	33	3	1	3.9	474.5%	2515.8%
T. Sekine Full-back	Urawa	Japan	31	1	3	4.8	233.7%	2425.1%
S. Nagasawa Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	37	3	3	0.8	153.7%	767.3%
K. Koizumi Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	31	1	2	4.8	243.6%	2433.4%
T. Fujii Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	27	0	0	10.6	123.4%	3920.4%
H. Mae Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	31	0	2	6	313.4%	2920.7%
Samuel Gustafson Central midfielder	Urawa	Sweden	31	3	1	5.8	313.4%	2815%
K. Inoue Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	0	4	5.6	123.3%	3418.9%
Élber Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Brazil	34	2	1	1.8	163%	1339.3%
D. Sugioka Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	0	2	11	201.5%	4020.8%
Diego Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Brazil	30	5	3	6.1	271.1%	2926.5%
Zé Ricardo Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Brazil	27	0	0	8.8	4±0%	3223%
K. Kinoshita Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	31	9	4	5.1	31±0%	2523.8%
K. Tawaratsumida Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	22	2	2	13.3	220.5%	515.4%
K. Watanabe Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	0	2	10.8	210.5%	3921.1%
K. Matsubara Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	33	0	0	2.5	191.1%	1641.4%
Capixaba Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Brazil	29	2	2	6.1	241.7%	3122.8%
K. Misao Central midfielder	Kashima	Japan	30	0	0	4	182.9%	2914.1%
T. Miki Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	28	6	1	10.9	404.5%	4019.4%
T. Ko Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	28	2	4	11.3	434.9%	4116.1%
K. Fujimoto Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	28	1	3	6.1	205.2%	3721.8%
J. Croux Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Belgium	32	2	5	2.9	165.2%	1830%
T. Shiotani Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	37	2	1	1.7	437.5%	1529%
D. Maekawa Goalkeeper	Vissel Kobe	Japan	31	0	0	6.6	408.4%	3220.4%
T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	24	0	0	12.7	158.7%	479.9%
N. Kamifukumoto Goalkeeper	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	36	0	0	1.2	58.9%	158.6%
R. Tsunoda Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	2	2	10.2	149.4%	3721.2%
S. Tokumoto Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	30	2	0	3.6	159.4%	2722.9%
G. Sakai Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	1	1	2.5	439.6%	1810.7%
K. Matsumoto Goalkeeper	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	29	0	0	5.8	1011.8%	3816.7%
H. Mochizuki Full-back	Machida Zelvia	Japan	24	1	1	16.3	3611.9%	532.6%
I. Someno Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	5	4	13.9	2712.1%	5111.3%
Y. Maejima Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	28	0	2	9.1	3312.2%	3617.5%
R. Harakawa Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	0	1	2.1	1212.5%	1826.2%
Y. Honda Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	0	3	1.9	2112.8%	1411.5%
T. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	27	1	3	11.2	2512.9%	4014.1%
T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	Japan	27	0	1	22.8	5213.1%	5012.3%
S. van Wermeskerken Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	32	0	4	3.6	2013.1%	2415.2%
R. Matsuda Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	0	0	0.9	713.1%	832%
Y. Matsuhashi Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	0	1	12.3	1213.3%	458%
R. Izumi Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	4	0	4.7	3113.3%	2612.9%
M. Hosoya Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	11	2	15.2	3313.6%	540.7%
T. Yamakawa Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	28	0	0	12	4513.7%	4417%
Y. Matsuo Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	29	4	0	5.6	2213.7%	349.8%
Marco Túlio Winger	Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	28	7	4	7.3	2714.2%	3817.5%
S. Takeda Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	32	1	0	2	915.6%	1822.8%
N. Ueda Centre-back	Kashima	Japan	31	2	5	6.9	5016.8%	3416.4%
K. Sato Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	26	0	0	13	2917.2%	473.1%
T. Kishimoto Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	29	4	0	4.4	1817.2%	2923.7%
Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	4	2	2.8	1517.8%	1925.6%
J. Słowik Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	Poland	34	0	0	1.5	1218.4%	1147.6%
T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	35	2	0	1.4	1218.4%	1028.5%
Y. Miyamoto Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	26	0	0	13.6	2918.5%	50±0%
R. Yamahara Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	27	1	4	11.7	2218.5%	4322%
A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	23	9	4	18.1	4019.5%	551.7%
M. Morishige Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	39	1	0	1.2	2319.7%	103%
Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	7	7	6.5	4019.9%	3218.4%
K. Yamazaki Centre-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	30	0	1	6.2	3120.2%	2725.5%
K. Kozuka Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	32	2	0	1.7	720.4%	1642.6%
T. Ohgihara Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	34	2	3	2.7	4520.5%	2025.8%
A. Čavrić Central midfielder	Kashima	Serbia	32	3	4	4.5	3222.6%	2513.3%
S. Kawasaki Winger	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	25	1	0	11.2	423.3%	4117%
S. Sasaki Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	36	1	0	3	5124%	220.5%
T. Kamijima Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	29	1	0	6.9	2824.2%	3225.1%
Y. Suzuki Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	33	1	1	3.8	3225.2%	244%
T. Hirato Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	29	0	6	7.1	2825.9%	378.4%
K. Shirai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	32	1	1	3.5	1926.1%	2030.1%
S. Kurata Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	37	4	0	0.8	1426.1%	734.5%
D. Sasaki Winger	Vissel Kobe	Japan	26	5	7	14.8	3327%	508.7%
T. Deng Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Australia	29	0	0	6.6	2627.5%	3123.9%
S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	34	11	5	3.1	6827.5%	2315.8%
Y. Yoshida Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	36	0	1	1.7	1630.1%	1227.2%
Y. Nagatomo Full-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	39	0	2	1.1	2131%	1014.9%
A. Sasaki Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	26	3	2	14	3132.5%	508.6%
K. Yasui Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	26	1	1	14.8	3334.3%	50±0%
E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	30	2	0	7	3234.5%	3119.2%
T. Nara Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	32	0	0	3.5	2235.8%	1920.5%
M. Høibråten Centre-back	Urawa	Norway	31	2	0	6.3	4435.9%	3117.6%
T. Yanagi Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	29	1	2	4.3	1436.2%	2935.8%
V. Germain Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	France	36	3	1	1.5	1237.2%	1154%
Y. Horigome Full-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	31	1	1	3.5	1737.6%	2224.4%
K. Chinen Central midfielder	Kashima	Japan	31	4	0	5.2	3138.5%	2532.2%
Y. Kitajima Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	26	1	2	11.2	839%	418.9%
N. Arai Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	4	2	6.4	2639.9%	3426.2%
K. Doi Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	21	0	1	12.6	2141.1%	510.8%
S. Nishikawa Goalkeeper	Urawa	Japan	40	0	0	1.9	4143.1%	171.2%
R. Hirakawa Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	0	0	12.2	1943.2%	451.8%
Park Il-Gyu Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	36	0	0	2.4	2044.3%	1815%
T. Kida Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	31	2	1	5.1	2548.5%	2524.9%
S. Hatanaka Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	30	0	0	4.8	2149.3%	324.2%
H. Ishihara Full-back	Urawa	Japan	27	1	2	16.7	3749.8%	4411.4%
Lucas Fernandes Winger	Cerezo Osaka	Brazil	32	7	15	4.7	5050.2%	2621.6%
T. Inui Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	38	3	2	1.6	2851.6%	1413.3%
Na Sang-Ho Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Korea Republic	29	6	3	6	2452.2%	3320%
D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	5	1	10.9	2452.6%	4017.3%
A. Scholz Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Denmark	33	2	0	2.5	2052.6%	1624.2%
K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	27	0	0	20.8	4652.8%	4914.3%
H. Kawabe Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	30	3	2	4.7	2055.8%	342.3%