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Japan

Every Japan player in the Field Insider database — best talent, top young prospects, this season's form, scorers and the leagues they play in.

Japan · scouting overview

R. Yamamoto of SC Freiburg is the standout for raw talent across Japan's players, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.6, and Keito Nakamura leads the scoring with 14 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season, while K. Goto's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Z. Suzuki of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 99.8.

Best talent
R. Yamamoto88.6RTG
SC Freiburg
In form
R. Yamamoto62.9SsN
SC Freiburg
Rising potential
K. Goto+43.1RTG
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Yamamoto+50SsN
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Keito Nakamura14goals
Reims
Most valuable
Z. Suzuki99.8val
Aston Villa

Leagues in Japan

J1 LeagueJ2 LeagueJ3 League

Top clubs in Japan

Tokyo VerdySanfrecce HiroshimaUrawaKashimaKawasaki FrontaleKashiwa ReysolCerezo OsakaKyoto Sanga

Best talent

RTG
  1. 1
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    88.6
  2. 2
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    88.5
  3. 3
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    79
  4. 4
    Y. Suzuki
    SC Freiburg24
    78.8
  5. 5
    Z. Suzuki
    Aston Villa24
    74
  6. 6
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad20
    69.2
  7. 7
    D. Hashioka
    Borussia Mönchengladbach27
    65.7
  8. 8
    R. Dōan
    Eintracht Frankfurt28
    63
  9. 9
    S. Machino
    Borussia Mönchengladbach26
    61.8
  10. 10
    A. Tanaka
    Leeds27
    61.6
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Best young talent · U21

RTG
  1. 1
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    88.5
  2. 2
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad20
    69.2
  3. 3
    K. Takai
    Tottenham21
    58.8
  4. 4
    Niko Takahashi Cendagorta
    Holstein Kiel21
    52.5
  5. 5
    K. Yasuda
    V-varen Nagasaki21
    42.3
  6. 6
    K. Kosugi
    Eintracht Frankfurt20
    41.7
  7. 7
    R. Umeki
    Imabari21
    37.6
  8. 8
    T. Suenaga
    Renofa Yamaguchi20
    37.6
  9. 9
    Y. Matsunagane
    Kawasaki Frontale21
    29.7
  10. 10
    S. Tanaka
    Matsumoto Yamaga21
    29.2
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In form right now

SsN
  1. 1
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    62.9
  2. 2
    K. Kosugi
    Eintracht Frankfurt20
    54.2
  3. 3
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    53.8
  4. 4
    Keito Nakamura
    Reims26
    53.1
  5. 5
    Y. Takaoka
    Vancouver Whitecaps30
    46.6
  6. 6
    K. Osako
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima27
    45.7
  7. 7
    R. Handa
    Gamba Osaka24
    45.5
  8. 8
    S. Onishi
    Vanraure Hachinohe36
    45.4
  9. 9
    T. Ohgihara
    Vissel Kobe34
    45.3
  10. 10
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    44.3
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Top scorers

goals
  1. 1
    Keito Nakamura
    Reims26
    14
  2. 2
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    11
  3. 3
    S. Tanaka
    Matsumoto Yamaga21
    9
  4. 4
    Koki Ogawa
    Machida Zelvia29
    8
  5. 5
    H. Higuchi
    Fukushima United34
    8
  6. 6
    K. Hashimoto
    Tegevajaro Miyazaki27
    8
  7. 7
    P. Tanaka
    Tochigi City32
    7
  8. 8
    T. Sakamoto
    Coventry29
    7
  9. 9
    R. Shiohama
    Sagan Tosu26
    7
  10. 10
    T. Shimada
    Osaka30
    7
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Most improved

ΔSsN
  1. 1
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    +50
  2. 2
    K. Kosugi
    Eintracht Frankfurt20
    +40.1
  3. 3
    Y. Takaoka
    Vancouver Whitecaps30
    +29.5
  4. 4
    J. Sumiyoshi
    Shimizu S-pulse28
    +29.2
  5. 5
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    +28.3
  6. 6
    D. Tagami
    Fagiano Okayama33
    +27.1
  7. 7
    T. Shichi
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima32
    +25.5
  8. 8
    T. Koyamatsu
    Nagoya Grampus31
    +23.7
  9. 9
    K. Okuno
    Avispa Fukuoka26
    +22.4
  10. 10
    S. Kitano
    Red Bull Salzburg22
    +22.2
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Highest value

val
  1. 1
    Z. Suzuki
    Aston Villa24
    99.8
  2. 2
    A. Tanaka
    Leeds27
    80.2
  3. 3
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad20
    64.9
  4. 4
    T. Kubo
    Real Sociedad25
    64.8
  5. 5
    K. Takai
    Tottenham21
    63.5
  6. 6
    T. Tomiyasu
    Crystal Palace27
    57.8
  7. 7
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    55.4
  8. 8
    Y. Suzuki
    SC Freiburg24
    47.6
  9. 9
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    47.2
  10. 10
    T. Sakamoto
    Coventry29
    45.7
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