Most In-Form players This Season in J1 League

The most in-form players in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers in J1 League Most in-form defenders in J1 League Most in-form midfielders in J1 League Most in-form attackers in J1 League Best players in J1 League Top-scoring players in J1 League

At a glance

R. Handa of Gamba Osaka is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.5, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 21 goals.

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 G. Ota's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Hayakawa of Kashima is the most valuable name in this group at 22.8.

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Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Kojima Goalkeeper	Kashiwa Reysol	29	72426.5%	425.5%
2	T. Koga Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	27	69189.5%	504.6%
3	Matheus Vidotto Goalkeeper	Tokyo Verdy	33	5998.7%	2328%
4	Léo Ceará Centre-forward	Kashima	31	575.5%	3124%
5	H. Taniguchi Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	26	5779.1%	4811.6%
6	Rafael Ratão Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	30	56588.9%	3421%
7	H. Araki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	5488.1%	3522.7%
8	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	5377.5%	471%
9	W. Harada Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	30	52110.4%	3312.1%
10	T. Hayakawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	27	5213.1%	5012.3%
11	S. Sasaki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	36	5124%	220.5%
12	N. Ueda Full-back	Kashima	31	5016.8%	3414.6%
13	Lucas Fernandes Winger	Cerezo Osaka	32	5050.2%	2621.6%
14	Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	47201.9%	421.7%
15	G. Shōji Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	33	474.5%	2515.8%
16	Y. Soma Winger	Machida Zelvia	29	47491.1%	391.6%
17	K. Osako Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	4652.8%	4914.3%
18	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	4666.1%	577%
19	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	4520.5%	2025.5%
20	T. Yamakawa Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	28	4513.7%	4417%
21	M. Høibråten Centre-back	Urawa	31	4435.9%	3117.6%
22	D. Okamura Full-back	Machida Zelvia	29	448.4%	3810.8%
23	S. Inagaki Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	4418.7%	2316.8%
24	I. Drešević Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	29	4317.2%	3523.2%
25	T. Shiotani Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	37	437.5%	1529%
26	B. Nduka Centre-back	Yokohama FC	30	4368%	3320.4%
27	T. Ito Winger	Kawasaki Frontale	29	431237.5%	3610.8%
28	Y. Suzuki Centre-forward	Kashima	30	4324.7%	3817.1%
29	T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	28	434.9%	4215.4%
30	Danilo Boza Centre-back	Urawa	28	4381.6%	4330.6%
31	K. Tani Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	25	4231.6%	565.4%
32	H. Kawabe Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	30	41219.4%	350.9%
33	G. Sakai Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	35	413.8%	1813.7%
34	S. Nishikawa Goalkeeper	Urawa	40	4143.1%	171.2%
35	Y. Wakizaka Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	4019.9%	3218.4%
36	D. Maekawa Goalkeeper	Vissel Kobe	31	408.4%	3220.4%
37	T. Miki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	28	404.5%	4019.6%
38	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	4019.5%	551.7%
39	Marcinho Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	31	4015.5%	3017%
40	K. Hayashi Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	25	3930.3%	545.3%
41	R. Koike Full-back	Kashima	30	38790.7%	335.4%
42	J. Sumiyoshi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	28	38331.8%	3914.4%
43	Erison Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	27	3850.2%	4412.5%
44	K. Nagato Full-back	Vissel Kobe	31	38151.7%	2911.6%
45	R. Yamashita Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	28	38147.1%	4012.2%
46	H. Ishihara Full-back	Urawa	27	3749.8%	4411.4%
47	S. Kawahara Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	36112.4%	4011.2%
48	M. Hasegawa Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	27	36175.2%	460.9%
49	K. Onose Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	33	36151.8%	194.4%
50	Matheus Thuler Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	27	3524.4%	4520%