Every Japan player in the Field Insider database — best talent, top young prospects, this season's form, scorers and the leagues they play in.
T. Kubo of Real Sociedad is the standout for raw talent across Japan's players, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.6, and A. Ueda has been the form player this season, grading 83.3.
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 Y. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, T. Kubo of Real Sociedad is the most valuable name in this group at 89.
Real Sociedad25
NEC Nijmegen22
Parma23
SC Freiburg24
FSV Mainz 0525
FC St. Pauli24
Sparta Rotterdam23
Werder Bremen26
Le Havre26
Arouca22
Real Sociedad II20
St. Truiden21
Nagoya Grampus19
FC Tokyo21Nagoya Grampus20
Kawasaki Frontale21
KVC Westerlo21
Cerezo Osaka20
Red Bull Salzburg21
Sanfrecce Hiroshima20
Feyenoord27
Kashiwa Reysol29Kashiwa Reysol27Nagoya Grampus34NEC Nijmegen22
Tokyo Verdy26St. Truiden24Sanfrecce Hiroshima29
Reims25Kashiwa Reysol29Feyenoord27
Celtic28Reims25Kawasaki Frontale29St. Truiden21Kashiwa Reysol24Nagoya Grampus34
Kochi United25
Kashima30
Shimizu S-pulse29Kashiwa Reysol29Feyenoord27Kashiwa Reysol27St. Truiden24Kawasaki Frontale29
Machida Zelvia29Kashima30Kashiwa Reysol27
Albirex Niigata27Kawasaki Frontale28
Urawa
Kyoto Sanga
Gamba Osaka