Most Valuable attackers by Market Value in J1 League

The most valuable attackers in J1 League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across attackers in J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57, and Rafael Ratão has been the form player this season, grading 57.3, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 21 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Rafael Ratão has improved his Season rating most, up +49.2 on last season, while A. Boudah's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Rafael Elias of Kyoto Sanga is the most valuable name in this group at 21.6.

Albirex Niigata · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Rafael Ratão+49.2SsN

Cerezo Osaka · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Rafael Elias Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	27	21.6	5377.5%	471%
2	M. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	20.3	45245.7%	473.1%
3	Erison Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	27	18.3	4058.5%	4411.7%
4	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	18.1	4019.5%	551.7%
5	S. Nakamura Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	23	15.6	33	57
6	K. Sato Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	25	15.5	34	52
7	M. Hosoya Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	24	15.2	3313.6%	540.7%
8	Thiago Andrade Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	25	14.1	24	5110%
9	Marcelo Ryan Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	24	14	2835.2%	513.9%
10	I. Someno Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	24	13.9	2712.1%	5111.3%
11	S. Sakuragawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	25	13.5	22	49
12	S. Fujio Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	25	13.3	1457.4%	4913.5%
13	K. Tawaratsumida Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	22	13.3	220.5%	515.4%
14	L. Nozawa Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	23	13.2	10142.5%	482.6%
15	K. Furuyama Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	23	13	2	48
16	Y. Kimura Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	25	12.9	1463.1%	4717.8%
17	K. Kuwayama Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	23	12.8	5	474.5%
18	H. Komori Centre-forward	Urawa	26	12.5	9	462.7%
19	T. Miyagi Winger	Kawasaki Frontale	25	12.4	10	458.1%
20	N. Komazawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	24	12.3	11	45
21	Y. Komi Winger	Albirex Niigata	23	12.3	1136.7%	4511.6%
22	K. Chiba Winger	Shimizu S-pulse	23	12.2	3	45
23	R. Nitta Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	12	8148.5%	445.2%
24	S. Hiraga Winger	Kyoto Sanga	21	11.9	321.4%	494.3%
25	M. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	27	11.9	24295.1%	446.9%
26	H. Minamino Winger	Gamba Osaka	22	11.9	3	466.5%
27	Ghaith Al Mhairat Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	23	11.9	3	44
28	M. Mitsuta Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	27	11.8	1148.4%	4318%
29	I. Kumatoriya Winger	Tokyo Verdy	23	11.8	3	43
30	H. Tokuda Centre-forward	Kashima	19	11.8	592.3%	545.7%
31	M. Nagakura Winger	FC Tokyo	26	11.7	1812.9%	4313%
32	S. Nakajima Winger	Kashiwa Reysol	24	11.7	0	43
33	I. Maeda Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	20	11.6	5	50
34	Y. Oda Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	24	11.5	561.3%	423.2%
35	Y. Wakatsuki Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	24	11.5	3	423.4%
36	S. Brown Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	20	11.5	2	50
37	S. Sato Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	23	11.5	0	42
38	Werik Popó Winger	Fagiano Okayama	24	11.4	0	4222.2%
39	S. Toyama Winger	Tokyo Verdy	23	11.3	0	418.8%
40	Yan Matheus Winger	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	11.2	2431.6%	4124.2%
41	S. Kawasaki Winger	Tokyo Verdy	25	11.2	423.3%	4117%
42	N. Tominaga Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	22	11.2	0	43
43	S. Kanda Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	20	11.1	3	486.9%
44	A. Boudah Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	26	11.1	874.5%	4118.7%
45	R. Hashimoto Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	21	10.9	0	44
46	D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	27	10.9	2452.6%	4017.3%
47	Oh Se-Hun Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	27	10.9	1263.1%	4025%
48	H. Yamami Winger	Tokyo Verdy	26	10.9	1165.1%	4023.9%
49	H. Ishii Winger	Shonan Bellmare	21	10.9	431.4%	446.5%
50	K. Watanabe Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	23	10.8	0	405.3%