National scouting · 2057 players
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 S. Onishi has been the form player this season, grading 77.3, and R. Ito leads the scoring with 10 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. 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 88.2.
Tokyo Verdy
Kawasaki Frontale
Urawa
Avispa Fukuoka
Kyoto SangaBest talent
RTG- 1R. Yamamoto88.6SC Freiburg24
- 2K. Sano79.7
PSV Eindhoven23 - 3K. Kita69.2
Real Sociedad21 - 4T. Fukui67.7
Arouca22 - 5K. Matsuki63.4
Southampton23 - 6A. Suzuki59.7
Sanfrecce Hiroshima23 - 7H. Ito59.6
Bayern München27 - 8T. Nozawa58.6
Antwerp23 - 9T. Miyashiro56.6
Las Palmas26 - 10Y. Hirakawa56.6
Bristol City25
Best young talent · U21
RTG- 1K. Kita69.2Real Sociedad21
- 2S. Saito46.9
KVC Westerlo21 - 3Y. Shimamoto43.3
Shimizu S-pulse20 - 4T. Suenaga37.6
Renofa Yamaguchi21 - 5R. Umeki37.6
Imabari21 - 6S. Tanaka29.2
Matsumoto Yamaga21 - 7Y. Kunitake28.9
Kataller Toyama20 - 8K. Konomi27.8
Consadole Sapporo19 - 9Y. Fujii27.1
Kamatamare Sanuki20 - 10E. Gyotoku25.6Nagoya Grampus21
In form right now
SsN- 1S. Onishi77.3
Vanraure Hachinohe36 - 2T. Shirai66.2Vanraure Hachinohe29
- 3R. Yamamoto62.9SC Freiburg24
- 4K. Sano58.7PSV Eindhoven23
- 5K. Minoda58.2Matsumoto Yamaga27
- 6H. Yukie57.4Vanraure Hachinohe30
- 7P. Tanaka52.7
Tochigi City33 - 8K. Anzai50.4
Kashima31 - 9Y. Takaoka50.3
Vancouver Whitecaps30 - 10A. Suzuki49.1Sanfrecce Hiroshima23
Top scorers
goals- 1R. Ito10
Valladolid28 - 2S. Tanaka9Matsumoto Yamaga21
- 3H. Higuchi8
Fukushima United34 - 4K. Hashimoto8
Tegevajaro Miyazaki28 - 5A. Suzuki7Sanfrecce Hiroshima23
- 6R. Shiohama7
Sagan Tosu26 - 7P. Tanaka7Tochigi City33
- 8M. Hiraoka7Tochigi City31
- 9T. Shimada7
Osaka30 - 10Y. Segawa7
Kashiwa Reysol32
Most improved
ΔSsN- 1R. Yamamoto+50SC Freiburg24
- 2H. Inamura+35.3
FC Tokyo24 - 3Y. Takaoka+33.2Vancouver Whitecaps30
- 4Y. Nishimura+30.2
Thespakusatsu Gunma26 - 5Y. Goto+30Kamatamare Sanuki33
- 6M. Ito+29.2
Yokohama FC34 - 7Y. Yamada+28.5Kashiwa Reysol26
- 8A. Ichikawa+28Yokohama FC28
- 9K. Yamakoshi+27.4
Tokushima Vortis33 - 10A. Fukumori+25.8Consadole Sapporo33
Highest value
val- 1Z. Suzuki88.2
Aston Villa24 - 2T. Kubo78.8Real Sociedad25
- 3K. Kita68.3Real Sociedad21
- 4T. Tomiyasu62.6
Crystal Palace27 - 5R. Yamamoto55.4SC Freiburg24
- 6Y. Suzuki42.9
SC Freiburg25 - 7K. Mitoma42.5
Brighton29 - 8K. Sano42
FSV Mainz 0525 - 9H. Ito40Bayern München27
- 10K. Goto39.4SC Freiburg21