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J1 League · scouting overview

S. Nakamura of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across the 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.

Kyoto Sanga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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Player	Club	Nat.	Age	G	A	Value	Season Δ%	Rating Δ%
Y. Nakashima Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	Japan	42	0	0	0.2	0	2
Jung Sung-Ryong Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	Korea Republic	41	0	0	0.3	365%	474.8%
K. Chiba Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	41	0	0	0.4	48.3%	422.9%
M. Higashiguchi Goalkeeper	Gamba Osaka	Japan	40	0	0	0.2	0100%	375%
H. Iikura Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	40	0	0	0.6	9163.6%	616.2%
A. Ienaga Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	40	1	1	0.9	877.5%	846.9%
S. Nishikawa Goalkeeper	Urawa	Japan	40	0	0	1.9	4143.1%	171.2%
Kim Jin-Hyeon Goalkeeper	Cerezo Osaka	Korea Republic	39	0	0	0.4	195.3%	668.4%
Y. Takeda Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	39	0	0	0.6	689.7%	8135.3%
Y. Nagatomo Full-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	39	0	2	1.1	2131%	1014.9%
M. Morishige Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	39	1	0	1.2	2319.7%	103%
J. Kanayama Goalkeeper	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	38	0	0	0.2	0	2
S. Ito Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	38	1	0	0.4	470%	469.5%
Y. Kobayashi Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	38	1	0	0.4	468.9%	462.9%
Wellington Tanque Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	Brazil	38	2	1	0.8	1131.8%	753.7%
T. Inui Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	38	3	2	1.6	2851.6%	1413.3%
S. Arai Goalkeeper	Vissel Kobe	Japan	37	0	0	0.2	0	2
S. Nagasawa Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	37	3	3	0.8	153.7%	767.3%
S. Kurata Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	37	4	0	0.8	1426.1%	734.5%
K. Nagai Attacking midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	37	2	2	1.1	1448.6%	1043.9%
S. Kagawa Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	37	2	2	1.1	23248.5%	104.2%
Y. Maruyama Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	37	0	1	1.3	20304.1%	1122.2%
M. Fitzgerald Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	New Zealand	37	1	0	1.5	1636.6%	1331.6%
T. Shiotani Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	37	2	1	1.7	437.5%	1529%
K. Yamamura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	36	0	0	0.5	0100%	76.9%
K. Oiwa Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	36	1	0	0.8	376.5%	936.5%
K. Higashi Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	36	0	0	0.8	560.5%	1010.2%
K. Ohno Full-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	37	0	0	1.2	914.7%	1011.9%
V. Germain Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	France	36	3	1	1.5	1237.2%	1154%
H. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	36	0	1	1.5	1152.7%	1138.3%
Y. Yoshida Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	36	0	1	1.7	1630.1%	1227.2%
N. Kamifukumoto Goalkeeper	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	36	0	0	1.2	58.9%	158.6%
Y. Osako Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	Japan	36	8	3	2.4	3236.3%	1720.9%
Park Il-Gyu Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	36	0	0	2.4	2044.3%	1815%
S. Sasaki Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	36	1	0	3	5124%	220.5%
I. Fujita Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	35	0	0	0.5	0	7
S. Ando Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	35	0	0	0.5	0	7
Y. Chajima Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	35	0	0	0.6	0100%	725.8%
G. Kawanami Goalkeeper	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	35	0	0	0.6	0	758.2%
T. Morita Goalkeeper	Machida Zelvia	Japan	36	0	0	0.6	0	722.6%
R. Takeuchi Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	35	0	0	0.6	185.3%	858.8%
Y. Kajikawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	Japan	35	0	0	0.7	0100%	874.2%
R. Matsuda Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	0	0	0.9	713.1%	832%
K. Kakoi Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	35	0	0	0.7	0	9
T. Arslan Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Germany	35	2	0	1.2	956%	1030.1%
T. Yonemoto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	35	2	0	1.4	1218.4%	1028.5%
A. Barada Defensive midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	35	0	0	0.9	641.3%	1123.7%
K. Noborizato Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	35	0	0	0.9	668.2%	1128.4%
Adaílton Attacking midfielder	Yokohama FC	Brazil	35	3	0	1.7	1923.9%	1241.4%
J. Amano Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	35	5	2	1.7	1926.1%	1228.1%
Kim Seung-Gyu Goalkeeper	FC Tokyo	Korea Republic	35	0	0	1.4	1092.6%	134.6%
Y. Honda Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	0	3	1.9	2112.8%	1411.5%
Y. Nogami Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	35	1	0	1.9	1521.7%	1418.8%
G. Sakai Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	1	1	2.5	439.6%	1810.7%
J. Ichimori Goalkeeper	Gamba Osaka	Japan	35	0	1	3	2723.3%	2213.2%
G. Ota Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	35	0	0	2.6	19291.8%	2288%
E. Katayama Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	34	0	0	0.6	098.1%	750%
Keijiro Ogawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	34	0	0	0.6	0100%	764.2%
S. Kurumaya Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	34	0	0	0.8	6205.6%	840.7%
N. Ben Khalifa Winger	Avispa Fukuoka	Switzerland	34	1	0	0.7	4	931.5%
D. Schmidt Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	34	0	0	0.8	2	1027.1%
J. Słowik Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	Poland	34	0	0	1.5	1218.4%	1147.6%
G. Shibasaki Defensive midfielder	Kashima	Japan	34	0	0	1.1	853.1%	1243.1%
K. Kitazume Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	34	0	1	1.6	1277.1%	1246.1%
H. Nakama Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	34	2	3	1.7	1447.5%	1246.1%
I. Kiese Thelin Centre-forward	Urawa	Sweden	34	2	0	1.7	1470.3%	1230.1%
Y. Komai Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	34	0	1	1.7	1564.4%	1352.8%
Y. Hoshi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	34	0	1	1.8	16113.7%	1320.4%
Élber Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Brazil	34	2	1	1.8	163%	1339.3%
Y. Muto Winger	Vissel Kobe	Japan	34	1	1	1.2	983.2%	1357%
T. Nakagawa Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	34	2	0	1.3	1066.8%	1445.6%
I. Jebali Centre-forward	Gamba Osaka	Tunisia	34	7	5	2	30232.2%	1413.3%
T. Usami Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	34	8	2	2.2	3037.8%	1642.4%
H. Shimoda Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	34	1	1	2.2	2120%	1626.1%
Lukian Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Brazil	34	4	1	2.2	1949.5%	1631.9%
A. Esaka Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	34	6	5	2.7	3485.9%	201%
T. Ohgihara Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	34	2	3	2.7	4520.5%	2025.8%
S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	34	11	5	3.1	6827.5%	2315.8%
D. Sugimoto Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	33	0	0	0.8	0	9
Y. Nakano Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	33	0	0	0.8	093.1%	960.3%
R. Yamanaka Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	33	0	0	0.8	194.9%	956%
Marcos Júnior Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Brazil	33	0	0	0.9	094.9%	954.9%
R. Oshima Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	33	0	0	0.9	284.3%	1050.5%
Y. Takagi Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	33	0	0	1	0100%	1050.2%
D. Yoshimitsu Goalkeeper	Albirex Niigata	Japan	33	0	0	1.1	1	11
Y. Ono Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	33	0	1	1.1	475.2%	1147.4%
T. Inukai Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	33	0	0	1.3	850%	1154.3%
R. Shirasaki Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	33	0	0	1.2	566.2%	1245.5%
R. Miyaichi Winger	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	33	0	0	1.3	0100%	1339.6%
J. Geria Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Australia	33	0	0	1.5	9	15
M. Murakami Goalkeeper	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	33	0	0	2.3	2235%	1544.7%
Thiago Santana Centre-forward	Urawa	Brazil	33	5	0	2.3	1660.5%	1546.5%
Y. Takahashi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	33	0	0	2.3	1661.2%	1560.2%
H. Mitsumaru Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	33	1	1	2.5	26528.6%	158.3%
A. Scholz Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Denmark	33	2	0	2.5	2052.6%	1624.2%
K. Matsubara Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	33	0	0	2.5	191.1%	1641.4%
A. Fukumori Full-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	33	0	2	2.7	3185.8%	1738.1%
M. Ito Centre-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	33	2	0	2.8	32200%	1813.3%
M. Tashiro Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	33	1	1	2.8	2937.3%	1842.2%
K. Onose Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	33	2	6	3.1	2575.9%	203.4%