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National scouting · 2034 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

K. Sano of NEC Nijmegen is the standout for raw talent across Japan's players, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.7, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and D. Maeda leads the scoring with 14 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 Y. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Takai of Tottenham is the most valuable name in this group at 87.3.

Best talent
K. Sano79.7RTG
NEC Nijmegen
In form
R. Kojima71.6SsN
Kashiwa Reysol
Rising potential
Y. Suzuki+27.5RTG
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Kojima+58SsN
Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Maeda14goals
Ipswich
Most valuable
K. Takai87.3val
Tottenham

Leagues in Japan

J1 LeagueJ2 LeagueJ3 League

Top clubs in Japan

Tokyo VerdyKashimaCerezo OsakaUrawaKashiwa ReysolKyoto SangaShimizu S-pulseAvispa Fukuoka

Best talent

RTG
  1. 1
    K. Sano
    NEC Nijmegen22
    79.7
  2. 2
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    79
  3. 3
    Y. Suzuki
    SC Freiburg24
    78.8
  4. 4
    T. Kubo
    Real Sociedad25
    76.2
  5. 5
    J. Fujita
    FC St. Pauli24
    74.3
  6. 6
    Z. Suzuki
    Parma23
    74
  7. 7
    A. Seko
    Le Havre26
    68.9
  8. 8
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad20
    65.1
  9. 9
    I. Sakamoto
    KVC Westerlo22
    63.9
  10. 10
    K. Matsuki
    Southampton23
    63.4
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Best young talent · U21

RTG
  1. 1
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad20
    65.1
  2. 2
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    63.2
  3. 3
    K. Takai
    Tottenham21
    52.7
  4. 4
    K. Doi
    V-varen Nagasaki21
    51.3
  5. 5
    Y. Ozeki
    Kawasaki Frontale21
    50.6
  6. 6
    Niko Takahashi Cendagorta
    Cerezo Osaka20
    50.1
  7. 7
    S. Saito
    KVC Westerlo21
    50
  8. 8
    Y. Nakajima
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima20
    49.3
  9. 9
    A. Pisano
    Nagoya Grampus20
    49.2
  10. 10
    S. Mori
    Fagiano Okayama19
    48.8
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In form right now

SsN
  1. 1
    R. Kojima
    Kashiwa Reysol29
    71.6
  2. 2
    T. Koga
    Kashiwa Reysol27
    69.2
  3. 3
    K. Sano
    NEC Nijmegen22
    58.7
  4. 4
    H. Taniguchi
    Tokyo Verdy26
    56.6
  5. 5
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    55.6
  6. 6
    H. Araki
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima30
    53.8
  7. 7
    Keito Nakamura
    Reims26
    53.1
  8. 8
    W. Harada
    Kashiwa Reysol30
    52.4
  9. 9
    D. Maeda
    Ipswich28
    51.8
  10. 10
    T. Hayakawa
    Kashima27
    51.7
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Top scorers

goals
  1. 1
    D. Maeda
    Ipswich28
    14
  2. 2
    Keito Nakamura
    Reims26
    14
  3. 3
    T. Ito
    Kawasaki Frontale29
    13
  4. 4
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    11
  5. 5
    S. Inagaki
    Nagoya Grampus34
    11
  6. 6
    M. Hosoya
    Kashiwa Reysol24
    11
  7. 7
    Y. Ohashi
    Blackburn30
    10
  8. 8
    R. Ito
    St. Truiden28
    10
  9. 9
    K. Kitagawa
    Shimizu S-pulse30
    10
  10. 10
    Y. Suzuki
    Kashima30
    10
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Most improved

ΔSsN
  1. 1
    R. Kojima
    Kashiwa Reysol29
    +58
  2. 2
    T. Koga
    Kashiwa Reysol27
    +45.3
  3. 3
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    +42.7
  4. 4
    T. Ito
    Kawasaki Frontale29
    +39.6
  5. 5
    Y. Soma
    Machida Zelvia29
    +38.8
  6. 6
    R. Koike
    Kashima30
    +34
  7. 7
    Y. Yamamoto
    Kawasaki Frontale28
    +31.7
  8. 8
    J. Sumiyoshi
    Shimizu S-pulse28
    +29.2
  9. 9
    K. Kitagawa
    Shimizu S-pulse30
    +28.6
  10. 10
    H. Kawabe
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima30
    +28.3
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Highest value

val
  1. 1
    K. Takai
    Tottenham21
    87.3
  2. 2
    T. Kubo
    Real Sociedad25
    84.1
  3. 3
    K. Kita
    Real Sociedad20
    78
  4. 4
    A. Tanaka
    Leeds27
    73.9
  5. 5
    R. Yamamoto
    SC Freiburg24
    62.6
  6. 6
    K. Goto
    SC Freiburg21
    48.2
  7. 7
    K. Sano
    FSV Mainz 0525
    47.2
  8. 8
    Y. Suzuki
    SC Freiburg24
    47.1
  9. 9
    Z. Suzuki
    Parma23
    45.8
  10. 10
    J. Fujita
    FC St. Pauli24
    45.3
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