Most In-Form attackers This Season in J1 League

The most in-form 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.

Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26

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Rafael Ratão+49.2SsN

Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Rafael Ratão Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	30	57607.4%	3420.3%
2	Léo Ceará Centre-forward	Kashima	31	575.5%	3124%
3	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	5377.5%	471%
4	Y. Soma Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	47491.1%	392.6%
5	M. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	45245.7%	473.1%
6	Y. Suzuki Centre-forward	Kashima	30	4324.7%	3817.1%
7	Erison Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	27	4058.5%	4411.7%
8	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	4019.5%	551.7%
9	Y. Koizumi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	29	35204.3%	4115.4%
10	A. Esaka Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	34	3485.9%	201%
11	K. Sato Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	25	34	52
12	T. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	34253.1%	381.6%
13	M. Hosoya Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	24	3313.6%	540.7%
14	K. Kitagawa Centre-forward	Shimizu S-pulse	30	33665.1%	3117.4%
15	S. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	33	57
16	Y. Osako Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	36	3236.3%	1720.9%
17	Erik Winger	Vissel Kobe	32	32160.5%	239.4%
18	Y. Kakita Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	29	32734.2%	3711.3%
19	A. Čavrić Central midfielder	Kashima	32	3222.6%	2513.3%
20	K. Kinoshita Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	31±0%	2523.8%
21	R. Izumi Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	32	3113.3%	2612.9%
22	T. Usami Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	34	3037.8%	1642.4%
23	I. Jebali Centre-forward	Gamba Osaka	34	30232.2%	1413.3%
24	D. Hümmet Centre-forward	Gamba Osaka	29	2839.7%	331.5%
25	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	2835.2%	513.9%
26	I. Someno Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	24	2712.1%	5111.3%
27	Marco Túlio Winger	Kyoto Sanga	28	2714.2%	3817.5%
28	Mateus Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	31	26712.5%	263.4%
29	R. Germain Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	31	2553.8%	3115.9%
30	M. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	27	24295.1%	446.9%
31	Na Sang-Ho Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	2452.2%	3320%
32	Yan Matheus Winger	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	2431.6%	4124.2%
33	Thiago Andrade Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	24	5110%
34	D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	2452.6%	4017.3%
35	Y. Yamagishi Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	32	2289.7%	2023.7%
36	S. Sakuragawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	25	22	49
37	K. Tawaratsumida Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	22	220.5%	515.4%
38	K. Fujimoto Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	205.2%	3721.8%
39	Lukian Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	34	1949.5%	1631.9%
40	Anderson Lopes Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	32	1972.5%	2434.3%
41	M. Nagakura Winger	FC Tokyo	26	1812.9%	4313%
42	K. Tanimura Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	28	18	34
43	T. Takahashi Centre-forward	Shimizu S-pulse	28	18	342.6%
44	M. Kato Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	29	1860.6%	3929.2%
45	K. Ichimi Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	28	17	356%
46	K. Taniguchi Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	30	1751%	2630.1%
47	Thiago Santana Centre-forward	Urawa	33	1660.5%	1546.5%
48	Élber Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	163%	1339.3%
49	S. Nagasawa Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	37	153.7%	767.3%
50	K. Nagai Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	37	1448.6%	1043.9%