Fastest-growing players from Japan

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) players from Japan, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

R. Ueki of Japan W is the standout for raw talent across players from Japan, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.9, and A. Ueda has been the form player this season, grading 80.9.

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 Y. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Inose of Sagamihara is the most valuable name in this group at 173.4.

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	R. Morishita Attacking midfielder	Blackburn	29	+58.1 24/25→25/26	35122.3%	4658.1%
2	Y. Suzuki Attacking midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+54.6 24/25→25/26	2646.8%	7954.6%
3	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	+53.3 24/25→25/26	22160.7%	6353.3%
4	K. Goto Centre-forward	St. Truiden	21	+39.2 24/25→25/26	4686.3%	6339.2%
5	A. Seko Centre-back	Le Havre	26	+33.3 21/22→25/26	3731.3%	7133.3%
6	K. Matsuki Attacking midfielder	Southampton	23	+32.3 24/25→25/26	1412.9%	6432.3%
7	R. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	St. Truiden	24	+25.5 24/25→25/26	54299.3%	6425.5%
8	J. Fujita Defensive midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	+21.8 24/25→25/26	474.9%	7521.8%
9	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	+18.6 24/25→25/26	43206.4%	4218.6%
10	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	+17.1 24/25→25/26	3710.2%	6217.1%
11	T. Miyashiro Central midfielder	Las Palmas	26	+16.5 24/25→25/26	4324.4%	6416.5%
12	Y. Matsumura Attacking midfielder	Kashima	25	+16.4 24/25→25/26	22622.6%	5216.4%
13	N. Kumata Centre-forward	Iwaki	21	+16.1 23/24→25/26	410.2%	4816.1%
14	Y. Koizumi Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	29	+15.4 24/25→25/26	34200.9%	4115.4%
15	T. Iwata Defensive midfielder	Birmingham	29	+14.1 24/25→25/26	388.5%	5014.1%
16	T. Watanabe Centre-back	Feyenoord	29	+11.3 24/25→25/26	4212.6%	5011.3%
17	Y. Kakita Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	29	+11.3 24/25→25/26	31732.4%	3711.3%
18	S. Mito Attacking midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	23	+10.1 24/25→25/26	44104.2%	7410.1%
19	K. Sano Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	+9.9 24/25→25/26	5755.2%	809.9%
20	H. Sekine Full-back	Reims	23	+9.8 24/25→25/26	3372.8%	589.8%
21	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	+8.3 24/25→25/26	46183.9%	498.3%
22	S. Kimura Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	24	+8 24/25→25/26	2525%	538%
23	Y. Tsunashima Centre-back	Antwerp	25	+7.7 24/25→25/26	3522.4%	557.7%
24	K. Fujiwara Defensive midfielder	Tochigi SC	22	+7.5 24/25→25/26	16189.1%	497.5%
25	T. Fukui Defensive midfielder	Arouca	22	+7.4 24/25→25/26	4651.1%	687.4%
26	M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	24	+7.2 24/25→25/26	18107.1%	507.2%
27	R. Handa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	24	+7 24/25→25/26	4666.1%	577%
28	I. Sakamoto Attacking midfielder	KVC Westerlo	22	+6.7 24/25→25/26	318.8%	636.7%
29	Y. Obata Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	24	+6.3 20/21→25/26	27380.7%	496.3%
30	T. Nozawa Goalkeeper	Antwerp	23	+6.2 24/25→25/26	164.1%	596.2%
31	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	+5.7 20/21→25/26	23472.5%	475.7%
32	A. Uenaka Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	24	+5.7 24/25→25/26	3294%	545.7%
33	T. Hata Central midfielder	St. Truiden	24	+5.4 24/25→25/26	2798.5%	575.4%
34	R. Koike Full-back	Kashima	30	+5.4 24/25→25/26	38790.7%	335.4%
35	S. Fukuoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	26	+4.6 24/25→25/26	2378.7%	484.6%
36	J. Okumura Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	25	+4.4 24/25→25/26	17126%	474.4%
37	T. Kaneko Central midfielder	Urawa	28	+4.2 24/25→25/26	26123.5%	404.2%
38	R. Sakata Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	22	+3.5 24/25→25/26	8200%	473.5%
39	K. Yasuda Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	21	+3.4 24/25→25/26	8110.3%	403.4%
40	H. Inamura Full-back	Albirex Niigata	24	+3.3 24/25→25/26	14426.9%	473.3%
41	A. Suzuki Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	22	+3.3 24/25→25/26	3919.4%	563.3%
42	J. Nakamura Central midfielder	FC Gifu	22	+3.1 22/23→25/26	10427.8%	473.1%
43	M. Hasegawa Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	27	+3.1 24/25→25/26	41232%	473.1%
44	K. Takahata Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	25	+2.9 24/25→25/26	7118.7%	462.9%
45	H. Okuda Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	25	+2.7 24/25→25/26	1610.5%	502.7%
46	Y. Soma Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	+2.6 24/25→25/26	45489.6%	392.6%
47	S. Matsumura Full-back	Shonan Bellmare	22	+2.3 24/25→25/26	9443.7%	442.3%
48	Y. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	+2.2 24/25→25/26	47200.6%	422.2%
49	Y. Matsuo Central midfielder	Urawa	28	+1.8 24/25→25/26	2112.5%	391.8%
50	T. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	29	+1.6 24/25→25/26	33250%	381.6%