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Most Improved goalkeepers in J1 League 2027

The most improved goalkeepers in J1 League in 2027, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

K. Tani of Machida Zelvia is the standout for raw talent across goalkeepers in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.3, and H. Tanaka has been the form player this season, grading 48.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Kim Seung-Gyu has improved his Season rating most, up +43.1 on last season, while Y. Takeda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Tanaka of FC Tokyo is the most valuable name in this group at 16.6.

19 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Kim Seung-GyuGoalkeeperFC Tokyo36+43.1
24/25→25/26
49380.2%12±0%
2Kosuke NakamuraGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka31+23.8
24/25→25/26
27721.2%244.8%
3M. MurakamiGoalkeeperKyoto Sanga34+10.1
24/25→25/26
4430%1832.2%
4S. GondaGoalkeeperVissel Kobe37+9
22/23→25/26
2362.5%865.6%
5Y. TakedaGoalkeeperNagoya Grampus39+8.1
24/25→25/26
11279.3%8135.3%
6K. AbeGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka29+6.2
24/25→25/26
8344.4%2525.4%
7T. UmedaGoalkeeperShimizu S-pulse26+4.8
20/21→25/26
7192%3626.9%
8G. HatanoGoalkeeperV-varen Nagasaki28+3.1
24/25→25/26
1044.3%3419.5%
9L. MoserGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama26+2.8
22/23→25/26
949.1%4329.6%
10K. MatsumotoGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol290
24/25→25/26
1011.8%3816.7%
11M. GotoGoalkeeperV-varen Nagasaki32-1.2
20/21→25/26
273%14±0%
12S. BrodersenGoalkeeperKawasaki Frontale29-1.8
23/24→25/26
292.7%392.9%
13KewinGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama31-3.6
24/25→25/26
1026.7%3128.6%
14R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol29-10.9
24/25→25/26
396.2%42±0%
15S. NishikawaGoalkeeperUrawa40-20.2
24/25→25/26
880%17±0%
16Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy33-22.6
24/25→25/26
787.7%23±0%
17T. HayakawaGoalkeeperKashima27-29.8
24/25→25/26
1669.2%50±0%
18J. IchimoriGoalkeeperGamba Osaka35-32.1
24/25→25/26
389.9%22±0%
19K. TaniGoalkeeperMachida Zelvia25-44.3
24/25→25/26
1758.8%56±0%