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Attackers with the Best Potential in J1 League

The highest-potential attackers in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across attackers in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, and Rafael Ratão has been the form player this season, grading 57.3, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 21 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Rafael Ratão has improved his Season rating most, up +49.2 on last season, while A. Boudah's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Rafael Elias of Kyoto Sanga is the most valuable name in this group at 21.6.

Best talent
S. Nakamura57RTG
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
In form
Rafael Ratão57.3SsN
Cerezo Osaka
Rising potential
A. Boudah+6.4RTG
Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Rafael Ratão+49.2SsN
Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Léo Ceará21goals
Kashima
Most valuable
Rafael Elias21.6val
Kyoto Sanga
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PlayerTeam
1S. NakamuraAttacking midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima233357
2A. SuzukiCentre-forwardShonan Bellmare234019.5%551.7%
3M. HosoyaCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol243313.6%540.7%
4K. SatoCentre-forwardFC Tokyo253452
5Thiago AndradeAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka25245110%
6K. TawaratsumidaCentral midfielderFC Tokyo22220.5%515.4%
7Marcelo RyanCentre-forwardFC Tokyo242835.2%513.9%
8I. SomenoCentre-forwardTokyo Verdy242712.1%5111.3%
9S. FujioCentre-forwardMachida Zelvia251457.4%4913.5%
10L. NozawaCentral midfielderFC Tokyo2310142.5%482.6%
11S. SakuragawaCentre-forwardYokohama FC252248
12Rafael EliasCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga275377.5%471%
13Y. KimuraCentre-forwardTokyo Verdy251463.1%4717.8%
14M. HasegawaCentral midfielderAlbirex Niigata2745245.7%473.1%
15Y. KomiWingerAlbirex Niigata231136.7%4511.6%
16R. NittaCentre-forwardShonan Bellmare238148.5%445.2%
17ErisonCentre-forwardKawasaki Frontale274058.5%4411.7%
18M. NakajimaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka2724295.1%446.9%
19M. MitsutaAttacking midfielderGamba Osaka271148.4%4318%
20M. NagakuraWingerFC Tokyo261812.9%4313%
21Y. OdaCentre-forwardShonan Bellmare24561.3%423.2%
22Y. KoizumiAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol2935204.3%4115.4%
23Yan MatheusWingerYokohama F. Marinos272431.6%4124.2%
24A. BoudahCentre-forwardAlbirex Niigata26874.5%4118.7%
25Oh Se-HunCentre-forwardMachida Zelvia271263.1%4025%
26H. YamamiWingerTokyo Verdy261165.1%4023.9%
27D. TonoCentre-forwardYokohama F. Marinos272452.6%4017.3%
28K. TagawaCentre-forwardKashima2712392.5%
29Y. SomaAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia2947491.1%392.6%
30K. MuroiCentre-forwardYokohama FC26738
31Y. FukudaWingerTokyo Verdy2711292.9%3813.4%
32Y. SuzukiCentre-forwardKashima304324.7%3817.1%
33Marco TúlioWingerKyoto Sanga282714.2%3817.5%
34T. NishimuraAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia2934253.1%381.6%
35Y. KakitaCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol2932734.2%3711.3%
36K. FujimotoDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka28205.2%3721.8%
37M. KatoAttacking midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima291860.6%3537%
38K. IchimiCentre-forwardFagiano Okayama2817356%
39T. TakahashiCentre-forwardShimizu S-pulse2818342.6%
40K. TanimuraCentre-forwardYokohama F. Marinos281834
41Rafael RatãoCentre-forwardCerezo Osaka3057607.4%3420.3%
42H. IwabuchiCentre-forwardFagiano Okayama281133
43D. HümmetCentre-forwardGamba Osaka292839.7%331.5%
44Na Sang-HoAttacking midfielderMachida Zelvia292452.2%3320%
45R. GermainAttacking midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima312553.8%3115.9%
46Léo CearáCentre-forwardKashima31575.5%3124%
47K. KitagawaCentre-forwardShimizu S-pulse3033665.1%3117.4%
48Welton FelipeWingerGamba Osaka29965.5%2942.7%
49João PauloWingerYokohama FC29857.7%2830.5%
50K. TaniguchiDefensive midfielderAlbirex Niigata301751%2630.1%