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Most Improved players in J1 League 2027

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

Most improved goalkeepers in J1 LeagueMost improved defenders in J1 LeagueMost improved midfielders in J1 LeagueMost improved attackers in J1 LeagueBest players in J1 LeagueMost in-form players in J1 League

At a glance

A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.7, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 8 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 A. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Best talent
A. Suzuki59.7RTG
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
In form
R. Kojima71.6SsN
Kashiwa Reysol
Rising potential
A. Suzuki+5.7RTG
Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Kojima+58SsN
Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Léo Ceará8goals
Kashima
Most valuable
Y. Yamada22.2val
Kashiwa Reysol
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol29+58
24/25→25/26
72±0%42±0%
2T. KogaCentre-backKashiwa Reysol27+45.3
24/25→25/26
69±0%50±0%
3Y. SomaCentre-forwardMachida Zelvia29+38.8
24/25→25/26
4711.2%391%
4Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47±0%42±0%
5Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy33+29.5
24/25→25/26
59±0%23±0%
6Y. TatsutaCentre-backFagiano Okayama28+25.3
24/25→25/26
33±0%38±0%
7H. ArakiCentre-backSanfrecce Hiroshima30+25.2
24/25→25/26
54±0%35±0%
8S. BrodersenGoalkeeperKawasaki Frontale29+23.6
23/24→25/26
27±0%392.9%
9Rafael EliasCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga27+23.1
24/25→25/26
53±0%47±0%
10M. HasegawaCentre-forwardV-varen Nagasaki27+20.2
24/25→25/26
336.8%4011.6%
11N. VallysCentre-forwardFC Tokyo30+19.3
24/25→25/26
4476.9%345.4%
12Kosuke NakamuraGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka31+18.3
24/25→25/26
22554.5%223.9%
13R. HandaFull-backGamba Osaka24+18.1
24/25→25/26
4666.1%577%
14Y. IdeguchiDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe30+15.3
24/25→25/26
34±0%3613.2%
15Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol26+11.9
24/25→25/26
3259.2%462.7%
16M. ShibayamaAttacking midfielderCerezo Osaka24+9.3
24/25→25/26
18105.7%507.2%
17JuanpeDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka30+9.3
24/25→25/26
16145.3%3213.9%
18T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe34+7.7
24/25→25/26
4520.5%2025.5%
19S. HatanakaCentre-backCerezo Osaka31+6.9
24/25→25/26
21±0%3212.2%
20D. SasakiAttacking midfielderVissel Kobe27+6.9
24/25→25/26
3327%517.8%
21Y. WakizakaAttacking midfielderKawasaki Frontale31+6.7
24/25→25/26
40±0%32±0%
22A. SuzukiCentre-forwardSanfrecce Hiroshima23+6.5
24/25→25/26
40±0%608.7%
23Park Il-GyuGoalkeeperYokohama F. Marinos36+6.2
24/25→25/26
2044.3%1815%
24T. HayakawaGoalkeeperKashima27+6
24/25→25/26
52±0%50±0%
25T. AkimotoCentral midfielderMachida Zelvia28+5.8
24/25→25/26
342%405.7%
26T. DengCentre-backYokohama F. Marinos29+5.7
24/25→25/26
2627.5%3123.9%
27R. SakataCentral midfielderCerezo Osaka22+5.3
24/25→25/26
8240.9%473.5%
28D. SuzukiCentre-backJEF United Chiba36+5.1
20/21→25/26
1278.5%1054%
29T. HiraokaCentral midfielderKyoto Sanga24+5
24/25→25/26
2524.6%514%
30Kim Seung-GyuGoalkeeperFC Tokyo35+4.7
24/25→25/26
10±0%12±0%
31Y. MiyamotoCentre-backUrawa26+4.6
24/25→25/26
29±0%492%
32M. GotoGoalkeeperV-varen Nagasaki32+4.2
20/21→25/26
7±0%14±0%
33D. TonoCentre-forwardYokohama F. Marinos27+3.8
24/25→25/26
1924.7%3820.2%
34R. YamaharaFull-backKawasaki Frontale27+3.5
22/23→25/26
22±0%443.5%
35Marco TúlioCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga28+3.3
24/25→25/26
2714.2%3817.5%
36K. AbeGoalkeeperCerezo Osaka29+2.6
24/25→25/26
4144.4%2525.4%
37Y. TakedaGoalkeeperNagoya Grampus39+2.6
24/25→25/26
689.7%8135.3%
38Y. KitajimaAttacking midfielderAvispa Fukuoka26+2.3
24/25→25/26
839%418.9%
39T. MikiCentral midfielderAvispa Fukuoka28+1.7
24/25→25/26
40±0%40±0%
40T. OkaCentre-backFC Tokyo25+1.2
24/25→25/26
15±0%472.9%
41J. SłowikGoalkeeperMito Hollyhock35+1
24/25→25/26
1110.2%1626.4%
42K. MatsubaraCentre-backYokohama F. Marinos33+0.2
24/25→25/26
191.1%1641.4%
43K. MatsumotoGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol290
24/25→25/26
1011.8%3816.7%
44N. KumataCentre-forwardFC Tokyo22-0.5
23/24→25/26
510%403.2%
45Samuel GustafsonCentral midfielderUrawa31-1.1
24/25→25/26
313.4%2815%
46H. MaeCentral midfielderMachida Zelvia31-1.1
24/25→25/26
31±0%29±0%
47Dion-Johan CoolsCentre-backCerezo Osaka30-1.9
21/22→25/26
8±0%24±0%
48G. ShōjiCentre-backMachida Zelvia33-2.2
24/25→25/26
47±0%25±0%
49G. HatanoGoalkeeperV-varen Nagasaki28-2.3
24/25→25/26
532.9%3419.5%
50T. UmedaGoalkeeperShimizu S-pulse26-2.5
20/21→25/26
0100%3626.9%