Top-Scoring players in J3 League 2026

The top-scoring players in J3 League in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in J3 League Top-scoring midfielders in J3 League Top-scoring attackers in J3 League Best players in J3 League Most in-form players in J3 League Most valuable players in J3 League

At a glance

R. Terakado of Kagoshima United is the standout for raw talent across players in J3 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.5, and K. Minoda has been the form player this season, grading 43.9, and S. Tanaka leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Nishimura has improved his Season rating most, up +16.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Kabayama of Ehime FC is the most valuable name in this group at 4.7.

FC Gifu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Nishimura+16.6SsN

Thespakusatsu Gunma · 20/21→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	9	23	29
2	H. Higuchi Centre-forward	Fukushima United	34	8	22	8
3	T. Shimada Centre-forward	Osaka	30	7	20	19
4	Y. Okada Centre-forward	Fukushima United	30	6	25	16
5	D. Takagi Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	30	6	18	14
6	Patric Centre-forward	Kanazawa	38	6	1518.2%	468.5%
7	G. Egawa Centre-back	Kagoshima United	26	6	12	26
8	Y. Kikui Attacking midfielder	Matsumoto Yamaga	27	6	23	26
9	Manato Hyakuda Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	5	12	26
10	S. Tamura Centre-forward	Ehime FC	31	5	16	13
11	Y. Toshida Centre-forward	Kanazawa	27	5	12±0%	2210.3%
12	R. Kita Central midfielder	FC Gifu	28	5	24	20
13	M. Nishimura Centre-forward	Osaka	24	5	15	28
14	N. Miki Central midfielder	Gainare Tottori	25	5	20	27
15	T. Igarashi Centre-forward	Tochigi SC	23	5	19	29
16	K. Shimizu Centre-forward	Fukushima United	25	5	19	27
17	K. Jojo Attacking midfielder	Fukushima United	25	5	20	29
18	M. Fukuda Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	5	19	25
19	Juanma Delgado Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	35	4	1060.8%	867.6%
20	C. Nduka Centre-forward	Kagoshima United	28	4	15	20
21	Sota Watanabe Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	24	4	11	27
22	R. Tosa Attacking midfielder	Kanazawa	26	4	18	27
23	Y. Nishimura Attacking midfielder	Thespakusatsu Gunma	26	4	20474.3%	2640.9%
24	S. Aoki Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	36	4	12	6
25	Y. Muto Centre-forward	Sagamihara	37	4	14	525.8%
26	Kengo Kawamata Centre-forward	Azul Claro Numazu	36	4	9	5
27	Y. Goto Central midfielder	Kamatamare Sanuki	33	4	15	869%
28	S. Kawanishi Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	37	4	13	4
29	Y. Tomidokoro Attacking midfielder	FC Ryukyu	36	4	16	8
30	T. Toya Centre-forward	Kochi United	29	3	12	16
31	K. Sota Centre-forward	FC Ryukyu	26	3	9	22
32	R. Nagai Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	35	3	9	665.7%
33	S. Kawabe Centre-forward	Kitakyushu	30	3	10	14
34	S. Masuda Centre-forward	Nara Club	28	3	13	20
35	R. Tamura Centre-forward	Nara Club	31	3	12	12
36	S. Mochizuki Centre-forward	Nara Club	25	3	5	27
37	R. Nishitani Attacking midfielder	FC Gifu	22	3	16	28
38	Y. Togashi Centre-forward	Gainare Tottori	30	3	9	14
39	H. Konishi Centre-forward	Thespakusatsu Gunma	23	3	12	27
40	R. Yokoyama Attacking midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	27	3	14	32
41	K. Fujikawa Central midfielder	Parceiro Nagano	28	3	12134.7%	1852.3%
42	T. Yamaguchi Central midfielder	Kagoshima United	26	3	27	27
43	K. Kawamura Attacking midfielder	Kagoshima United	27	3	17	2735.5%
44	T. Nakamura Centre-forward	Fukushima United	24	3	10	27
45	Y. Tsukegi Centre-back	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	3	11	14
46	Y. Ono Centre-forward	Kamatamare Sanuki	31	3	10	11
47	R. Araki Full-back	FC Ryukyu	25	3	10	28
48	M. Shintani Centre-forward	Kochi United	28	3	12	19
49	R. Sawazaki Attacking midfielder	Osaka	24	3	17	29
50	T. Kitsui Centre-forward	Osaka	33	3	9	8