Fastest-rising players from Japan

The fastest-rising players from Japan, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

R. Ueki of Japan W is the standout for raw talent across players from Japan, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.9, and A. Ueda has been the form player this season, grading 80.9.

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, K. Inose of Sagamihara is the most valuable name in this group at 173.4.

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	Y. Suzuki Attacking midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+28 24/25→25/26	2646.8%	7954.6%
2	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	+21.9 24/25→25/26	22160.7%	6353.3%
3	K. Goto Centre-forward	St. Truiden	21	+17.8 24/25→25/26	4686.3%	6339.2%
4	A. Seko Centre-back	Le Havre	26	+17.8 21/22→25/26	3731.3%	7133.3%
5	R. Morishita Attacking midfielder	Blackburn	29	+16.9 24/25→25/26	35122.3%	4658.1%
6	K. Matsuki Attacking midfielder	Southampton	23	+15.5 24/25→25/26	1412.9%	6432.3%
7	J. Fujita Defensive midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	+13.4 24/25→25/26	474.9%	7521.8%
8	R. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	St. Truiden	24	+12.9 24/25→25/26	54299.3%	6425.5%
9	G. Ota Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	35	+10.3 24/25→25/26	19291.8%	2288%
10	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	+9.1 24/25→25/26	3710.2%	6217.1%
11	T. Miyashiro Central midfielder	Las Palmas	26	+9.1 24/25→25/26	4324.4%	6416.5%
12	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	+7.3 24/25→25/26	22622.6%	5216.4%
13	K. Sano Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	+7.2 24/25→25/26	5755.2%	809.9%
14	S. Mito Attacking midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	23	+6.8 24/25→25/26	44104.2%	7410.1%
15	N. Kumata Centre-forward	Iwaki	21	+6.6 23/24→25/26	410.2%	4816.1%
16	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	+6.6 24/25→25/26	43206.4%	4218.6%
17	S. Taniguchi Centre-back	St. Truiden	35	+6.3 24/25→25/26	34392.6%	2144.4%
18	T. Iwata Defensive midfielder	Birmingham	29	+6.1 24/25→25/26	388.5%	5014.1%
19	Y. Koizumi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	29	+5.5 24/25→25/26	34200.9%	4115.4%
20	H. Sekine Full-back	Reims	23	+5.2 24/25→25/26	3372.8%	589.8%
21	T. Watanabe Centre-back	Feyenoord	29	+5.1 24/25→25/26	4212.6%	5011.3%
22	T. Fukui Defensive midfielder	Arouca	22	+4.7 24/25→25/26	4651.1%	687.4%
23	Y. Takeda Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	39	+4.6 24/25→25/26	689.7%	8135.3%
24	I. Sakamoto Attacking midfielder	KVC Westerlo	22	+4 24/25→25/26	318.8%	636.7%
25	S. Kimura Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	24	+3.9 24/25→25/26	2525%	538%
26	Y. Tsunashima Centre-back	Antwerp	25	+3.9 24/25→25/26	3522.4%	557.7%
27	Y. Kakita Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	29	+3.8 24/25→25/26	31732.4%	3711.3%
28	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	+3.8 24/25→25/26	46183.9%	498.3%
29	G. Haraguchi Central midfielder	Beerschot VA	35	+3.7 24/25→25/26	28276%	1532.5%
30	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	+3.7 24/25→25/26	4666.1%	577%
31	T. Nozawa Goalkeeper	Antwerp	23	+3.4 24/25→25/26	164.1%	596.2%
32	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Tochigi SC	22	+3.4 24/25→25/26	16189.1%	497.5%
33	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	+3.4 24/25→25/26	18107.1%	507.2%
34	T. Hata Central midfielder	St. Truiden	24	+2.9 24/25→25/26	2798.5%	575.4%
35	Y. Obata Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	24	+2.9 20/21→25/26	27380.7%	496.3%
36	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	+2.9 24/25→25/26	3294%	545.7%
37	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	+2.5 20/21→25/26	23472.5%	475.7%
38	S. Fukuoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	+2.1 24/25→25/26	2378.7%	484.6%
39	J. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	+2 24/25→25/26	17126%	474.4%
40	Y. Maruyama Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	37	+2 24/25→25/26	20304.1%	1122.2%
41	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	22	+1.8 24/25→25/26	3919.4%	563.3%
42	R. Koike Full-back	Kashima	30	+1.7 24/25→25/26	38790.7%	335.4%
43	T. Kaneko Central midfielder	Urawa	28	+1.6 24/25→25/26	26123.5%	404.2%
44	T. Inui Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	38	+1.6 22/23→25/26	2645.8%	1413.3%
45	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	+1.6 24/25→25/26	8200%	473.5%
46	H. Inamura Full-back	Albirex Niigata	24	+1.5 24/25→25/26	14426.9%	473.3%
47	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	22	+1.4 22/23→25/26	10427.8%	473.1%
48	M. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	+1.4 24/25→25/26	41232%	473.1%
49	K. Takahata Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	+1.3 24/25→25/26	7118.7%	462.9%
50	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	21	+1.3 24/25→25/26	8110.3%	403.4%