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Most Improved players This Season in J1 League

The most improved players in J1 League, 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

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across players in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, 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.

Best talent
S. Nakamura57RTG
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
In form
R. Kojima71.6SsN
Kashiwa Reysol
Rising potential
G. Ota+10.3RTG
Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Kojima+58SsN
Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Léo Ceará21goals
Kashima
Most valuable
T. Hayakawa22.8val
Kashima
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. KojimaGoalkeeperKashiwa Reysol29+58
24/25→25/26
72426.5%425.5%
2Rafael RatãoCentre-forwardCerezo Osaka30+47.7
24/25→25/26
56588.9%3421%
3T. KogaCentre-backKashiwa Reysol27+45.3
24/25→25/26
69189.5%504.6%
4T. ItoWingerKawasaki Frontale29+39.6
24/25→25/26
431237.5%3610.8%
5Y. SomaWingerMachida Zelvia29+38.8
24/25→25/26
47491.1%391.6%
6R. KoikeFull-backKashima30+34
24/25→25/26
38790.7%335.4%
7Y. YamamotoCentral midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47201.9%421.7%
8Matheus VidottoGoalkeeperTokyo Verdy33+29.5
24/25→25/26
5998.7%2328%
9J. SumiyoshiCentre-backShimizu S-pulse28+29.2
23/24→25/26
38331.8%3914.4%
10K. KitagawaCentre-forwardShimizu S-pulse30+28.6
22/23→25/26
33665.1%3117.4%
11H. KawabeCentral midfielderSanfrecce Hiroshima30+28.3
24/25→25/26
41219.4%350.9%
12Y. KakitaCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol29+27.9
24/25→25/26
32734.2%3711.3%
13W. HaradaCentre-backKashiwa Reysol30+27.5
24/25→25/26
52110.4%3312.1%
14D. TagamiCentre-backFagiano Okayama33+27.1
23/24→25/26
35330.5%215.9%
15Matheus BuenoCentral midfielderShimizu S-pulse28+25.7
22/23→25/26
34313.4%4120.1%
16S. HasukawaCentre-backShimizu S-pulse28+25.6
21/22→25/26
31483%3812.8%
17T. ShichiCentre-backAvispa Fukuoka32+25.5
24/25→25/26
29750%2014.4%
18Y. TatsutaCentre-backFagiano Okayama28+25.3
24/25→25/26
33341.9%381.3%
19H. ArakiCentre-backSanfrecce Hiroshima30+25.2
24/25→25/26
5488.1%3522.7%
20H. TaniguchiCentre-backTokyo Verdy26+25
24/25→25/26
5779.1%4811.6%
21T. KoyamatsuAttacking midfielderKashiwa Reysol31+23.7
24/25→25/26
35217.4%30±0%
22S. BrodersenGoalkeeperFagiano Okayama29+23.6
23/24→25/26
27621.1%382.1%
23Thiago AndradeWingerCerezo Osaka25+23.6
23/24→25/26
245110.9%
24Y. KoizumiCentre-forwardKashiwa Reysol29+23.5
24/25→25/26
35204.3%4113.4%
25Rafael EliasCentre-forwardKyoto Sanga27+23.1
24/25→25/26
5377.5%471%
26K. NagatoFull-backVissel Kobe31+22.9
24/25→25/26
38151.7%2911.6%
27M. HasegawaCentre-forwardAlbirex Niigata27+22.6
24/25→25/26
36175.2%460.9%
28T. NishimuraCentre-forwardMachida Zelvia29+22.5
24/25→25/26
32234.4%361.9%
29R. YamashitaCentral midfielderGamba Osaka28+22.5
24/25→25/26
38147.1%4012.2%
30K. OkunoDefensive midfielderShonan Bellmare26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29320%420.9%
31D. FukazawaCentre-backTokyo Verdy27+22.2
24/25→25/26
34185%3911.1%
32H. MitsumaruFull-backKashiwa Reysol33+22.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%158.3%
33Y. NakayamaCentral midfielderMachida Zelvia29+22.2
24/25→25/26
29317.1%364.1%
34Y. ObataGoalkeeperAvispa Fukuoka24+21.7
20/21→25/26
27380.7%496.3%
35K. OnoseCentral midfielderShonan Bellmare33+21.4
24/25→25/26
36151.8%194.4%
36I. JebaliWingerGamba Osaka34+20.9
24/25→25/26
30232.2%1413.3%
37M. ItoCentre-backYokohama FC33+20.8
24/25→25/26
32192.6%1714.8%
38Y. KamiyaCentral midfielderFagiano Okayama29+20.4
24/25→25/26
213400%311.6%
39A. IchikawaGoalkeeperYokohama FC27+20.4
23/24→25/26
23703.4%401.2%
40Y. MatsumuraAttacking midfielderKashima25+20.3
24/25→25/26
23725%5216.4%
41ErikWingerVissel Kobe32+19.9
24/25→25/26
32160.5%239.4%
42N. LaviDefensive midfielderGamba Osaka29+19.6
24/25→25/26
26297%3213.1%
43Danilo BozaCentre-backUrawa28+19.1
24/25→25/26
4381.6%4330.6%
44S. KawaharaDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+19.1
24/25→25/26
36112.4%4011.2%
45MateusWingerNagoya Grampus31+18.7
24/25→25/26
22584.4%2410.1%
46R. HandaFull-backGamba Osaka24+18.1
24/25→25/26
4666.1%577%
47M. NakajimaCentre-forwardCerezo Osaka27+18
21/22→25/26
24295.1%446.9%
48K. IchimiCentre-forwardFagiano Okayama28+17.4
24/25→25/26
17356%
49B. NdukaCentre-backYokohama FC30+17.4
23/24→25/26
4368%3320.4%
50Y. TsunashimaCentre-backTokyo Verdy25+16.8
24/25→25/26
4657.9%485.1%