The most improved U23 players from Japan, ranked on Field Insider.
M. Tanikawa of Bayern Munich W is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Japan, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.7, and K. Sano has been the form player this season, grading 56.8, and K. Goto leads the scoring with 11 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Kosugi has improved his Season rating most, up +29.1 on last season, while H. Matsuda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, R. Kurokawa of Kochi United is the most valuable name in this group at 180.6.