Attackers with the Best Potential in J3 League 2026

The highest-potential attackers in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Suenaga of Renofa Yamaguchi is the standout for raw talent across attackers in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.6, and C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 36.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Nagai has improved his Season rating most, up +9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Igarashi of Tochigi SC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.7.

Kanazawa · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Nagai+9SsN

Kitakyushu · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	T. Suenaga Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	20	10	38
2	M. Handai Centre-forward	Roasso Kumamoto	24	8	36
3	Cheikh Diamanka Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	25	4	34
4	Y. Taguchi Centre-forward	Ehime FC	25	4	33
5	K. Noyori Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	4	30
6	R. Arita Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	26	5	30
7	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	19	29
8	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	23	29
9	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	15	28
10	T. Osawa Centre-forward	Kanazawa	23	7	27
11	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	19	27
12	Sota Watanabe Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	24	11	27
13	T. Nakamura Centre-forward	Fukushima United	24	10	27
14	H. Konishi Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	12	27
15	C. Jennings Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	29	36	2618.6%
16	Manato Hyakuda Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	12	26
17	A. Ihara Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	25	5	23
18	A. Tanahashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	26	4	23
19	K. Ito Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	25	0	22
20	R. Sugawara Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	26	0	22
21	K. Sota Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	26	9	22
22	Y. Toshida Centre-forward	Kanazawa	27	12	2247.1%
23	S. Masuda Centre-forward	Osaka	28	13	20
24	C. Nduka Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	28	15	20
25	T. Shimada Centre-forward	Osaka	30	20	19
26	K. Mori Centre-forward	Fukushima United	29	23	19
27	M. Shintani Centre-forward	Kochi United	28	12	19
28	I. Yoshida Centre-forward	Gainare Tottori	28	6	17
29	Y. Okada Centre-forward	Nara Club	30	25	16
30	T. Toya Centre-forward	Kochi United	29	12	16
31	A. Takagi Centre-forward	Sagamihara	29	9	16
32	Y. Takazawa Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	29	9	1562.4%
33	K. Ukita Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	29	7	15
34	D. Takagi Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	30	18	14
35	Y. Togashi Centre-forward	Gainare Tottori	30	9	14
36	S. Kawabe Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	30	10	14
37	S. Tamura Centre-forward	Nara Club	31	16	13
38	R. Tamura Centre-forward	Nara Club	31	12	12
39	K. Yajima Centre-forward	Fukushima United	31	8	1171.7%
40	Y. Ono Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	10	11
41	K. Shin Centre-forward	Parceiro Nagano	31	8	11
42	A. Kawata Centre-forward	Kochi United	33	9322.7%	949.4%
43	Y. Morikawa Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	13	8
44	H. Higuchi Centre-forward	Fukushima United	34	22	8
45	T. Kitsui Centre-forward	Osaka	33	9	8
46	S. Aoki Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	36	12	6
47	R. Nagai Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	35	9	665.7%
48	Y. Muto Centre-forward	Sagamihara	37	14	525.8%
49	Patric Centre-forward	Kanazawa	38	1518.2%	468.5%
50	S. Kawanishi Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	37	13	4