Fastest-rising players in J3 League

The fastest-rising players in J3 League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

T. Yamaguchi of Kagoshima United is the standout for raw talent across players in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 29.6, and S. Onishi has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and K. Kobayashi leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Yamaguchi of Kagoshima United is the most valuable name in this group at 3.9.

Kanazawa · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	Patric Centre-forward	Kanazawa	38	-8.5 24/25→25/26	1518.2%	468.5%
2	A. Ibayashi Full-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	35	-10.3 22/23→25/26	7885.7%	664%
3	M. Jonjić Centre-back	Tochigi City	35	-10.6 24/25→25/26	1718.9%	857%
4	R. Nagai Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	35	-12 22/23→25/26	9	666.3%
5	R. Okui Centre-back	Tochigi City	36	-14 21/22→25/26	1430.8%	766%
6	K. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	36	-14.5 22/23→25/26	1331.2%	768.4%
7	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	27	-17.1 24/25→25/26	12134.7%	2046.1%
8	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	-17.4 22/23→25/26	15	869%
9	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Tochigi SC	22	-18 24/25→25/26	14144.6%	2739.8%
10	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	-18 20/21→25/26	20474.3%	2640.9%
11	Serantes Goalkeeper	FC Gifu	36	-18.1 20/21→25/26	235.7%	870.4%
12	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	22	-19.3 22/23→25/26	9431.3%	2642.4%
13	K. Fukumori Central midfielder	Tochigi SC	32	-21.2 21/22→25/26	14164.8%	1165%
14	N. Yamamoto Centre-back	Kanazawa	30	-22.1 22/23→25/26	1134.7%	1658.5%
15	Rodrigo Angelotti Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	28	-22.6 22/23→25/26	14	2053.3%
16	R. Yasunaga Central midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	-23.4 21/22→25/26	1338.8%	2548.3%
17	D. Suzuki Centre-back	Nara Club	30	-25.3 21/22→25/26	7115.6%	1563.4%
18	Y. Takazawa Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	29	-25.6 21/22→25/26	9	1562.4%
19	Y. Hasegawa Full-back	Parceiro Nagano	29	-26.1 21/22→25/26	16124.7%	1760.8%
20	K. Nishiya Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	32	-26.2 21/22→25/26	203.4%	1268.1%
21	R. Takano Central midfielder	Sagamihara	31	-28.9 21/22→25/26	629.2%	1172.1%
22	T. Ishihara Central midfielder	Kanazawa	33	-30.7 21/22→25/26	290.7%	781.2%