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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%
T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	27	1	1	9.6	1038.1%	3522.2%
Y. Iwasaki Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	28	1	2	5.8	1877.5%	3526.1%
M. Ikeda Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	27	1	1	9.4	873.8%	3532.9%
K. Saito Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	29	1	3	8.1	325.6%	3423.9%
K. Tachibanada Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	28	1	0	5.6	1855.9%	3430.5%
N. Lavi Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Israel	29	1	2	8.5	34421.2%	347.4%
T. Morishima Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	29	1	5	7.6	3114.3%	3428.1%
Y. Konishi Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	28	1	1	5.5	824%	3423.9%
R. Koike Full-back	Kashima	Japan	30	1	3	7.5	38790.7%	335.4%
S. Fukuoka Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	Japan	30	1	0	7.4	3219%	3321.7%
Y. Naganuma Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	29	1	0	4.9	1752.1%	3320.8%
N. Hayashi Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	28	1	0	6.8	2516.2%	3231.4%
K. Tachi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	28	1	0	5.3	121277.8%	329.8%
T. Kamijima Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	29	1	0	6.9	2824.2%	3225.1%
H. Nakamura Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	28	1	0	5.2	649.2%	3223.1%
T. Okubo Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	28	1	0	5.1	569.8%	3126.8%
Y. Kamiya Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	29	1	3	5.3	213400%	311.6%
Juan Alano Winger	Gamba Osaka	Brazil	29	1	7	4.8	19149.4%	3119.1%
T. Arai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	29	1	0	4.8	19	29
K. Nagato Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	31	1	2	6	38151.7%	2911.6%
Henrique Trevisan Full-back	FC Tokyo	Brazil	29	1	1	4.3	1151.2%	2926.1%
Welton Felipe Winger	Gamba Osaka	Brazil	29	1	2	4.3	965.5%	2942.7%
T. Yanagi Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	29	1	2	4.3	1436.2%	2935.8%
João Paulo Winger	Yokohama FC	Brazil	29	1	1	4.2	857.7%	2830.5%
J. Wonggorn Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	Thailand	29	1	0	4.2	5	28
S. Uejo Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	29	1	0	4	7112.9%	2724.3%
T. Sekine Full-back	Urawa	Japan	31	1	3	4.8	233.7%	2425.1%
Y. Suzuki Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	33	1	1	3.8	3225.2%	244%
S. Toshima Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	1	0	3.3	866.8%	2433%
K. Koizumi Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	31	1	2	4.8	243.6%	2433.4%
M. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	31	1	0	3.2	1631.6%	2232.7%
K. Yamashita Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	30	1	0	3.1	4	2220.6%
Y. Horigome Full-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	31	1	1	3.5	1737.6%	2224.4%
S. Sasaki Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	36	1	0	3	5124%	220.5%
N. Maeda Winger	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	31	1	1	2.6	842.4%	2130.2%
K. Sento Attacking midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	31	1	1	2.5	769.7%	2141.1%
S. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Urawa	Japan	31	1	2	2.5	835.8%	2029.7%
K. Shirai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	32	1	1	3.5	1926.1%	2030.1%
G. Sakai Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	35	1	1	2.5	439.6%	1810.7%
S. Takeda Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	32	1	0	2	915.6%	1822.8%
M. Tashiro Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	33	1	1	2.8	2937.3%	1842.2%
A. Kawazura Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	1	0	2.4	1351.8%	1839.7%
S. Yajima Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	32	1	1	2.3	1335.9%	1756.5%
M. Yuzawa Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	32	1	0	1.8	1039.4%	1730.5%
H. Shimoda Defensive midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	34	1	1	2.2	2120%	1626.1%
K. Junker Centre-forward	Nagoya Grampus	Denmark	32	1	0	1.7	468.3%	1537.9%
H. Mitsumaru Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	33	1	1	2.5	26528.6%	158.3%
Y. Nogami Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	35	1	0	1.9	1521.7%	1418.8%
Y. Muto Winger	Vissel Kobe	Japan	34	1	1	1.2	983.2%	1357%
M. Fitzgerald Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	New Zealand	37	1	0	1.5	1636.6%	1331.6%
M. Morishige Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	39	1	0	1.2	2319.7%	103%
K. Oiwa Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	36	1	0	0.8	376.5%	936.5%
N. Ben Khalifa Winger	Avispa Fukuoka	Switzerland	34	1	0	0.7	4	931.5%
A. Ienaga Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	40	1	1	0.9	877.5%	846.9%
Y. Kobayashi Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	38	1	0	0.4	468.9%	462.9%
S. Ito Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	38	1	0	0.4	470%	469.5%
Y. Funabashi Central midfielder	Kashima	Japan	24	2	2	14.9	256050%	5425.1%
H. Tokuda Centre-forward	Kashima	Japan	19	2	0	11.8	592.3%	545.7%
Y. Arai Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	23	2	1	15.3	344685.7%	5216.7%
K. Tawaratsumida Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	22	2	2	13.3	220.5%	515.4%
S. Anzai Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	23	2	3	13.9	267.7%	518.5%
Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	21	2	2	12.5	11	51
S. Takagi Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	24	2	3	13.8	27	51
S. Fujio Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	Japan	25	2	2	13.3	1457.4%	4913.5%
H. Sugai Full-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	27	2	4	14.6	32767.6%	4713.1%
S. Morooka Attacking midfielder	Kashima	Japan	25	2	0	12.7	762.9%	4614.2%
Y. Yamada Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	26	2	2	14.6	3259.2%	462.7%
Keisuke Kasai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	23	2	2	12.5	14	46
Y. Komi Winger	Albirex Niigata	Japan	23	2	1	12.3	1136.7%	4511.6%
N. Komazawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	24	2	0	12.3	11	45
M. Mitsuta Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	27	2	0	11.8	1148.4%	4318%
K. Okuno Defensive midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	26	2	1	13.4	29320%	420.9%
T. Ko Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	28	2	4	11.3	434.9%	4116.1%
K. Yamada Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	27	2	1	14.8	3393.5%	4116.3%
Oh Se-Hun Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	Korea Republic	27	2	1	10.9	1263.1%	4025%
S. Kawahara Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	28	2	2	9.9	36112.4%	4011.2%
K. Muroi Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	26	2	0	10.5	7	38
R. Tsunoda Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	2	2	10.2	149.4%	3721.2%
K. Kurokawa Full-back	Gamba Osaka	Japan	29	2	2	7.4	3019.3%	3723%
S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	28	2	1	5.8	2146%	3518.4%
J. Quiñónes Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Colombia	28	2	1	6.1	22	35
N. Ueda Centre-back	Kashima	Japan	31	2	5	6.9	5016.8%	3416.4%
S. Nakatani Centre-back	Gamba Osaka	Japan	30	2	0	7.6	3513.3%	3424.5%
W. Harada Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	2	0	7.6	52110.4%	3312.1%
B. Nduka Centre-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	30	2	0	7.5	4368%	3320.4%
K. Shiihashi Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	29	2	1	6.4	266.6%	3224.6%
L. Romanić Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	Serbia	28	2	0	5.2	6	322.8%
Capixaba Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Brazil	29	2	2	6.1	241.7%	3122.8%
M. Høibråten Centre-back	Urawa	Norway	31	2	0	6.3	4435.9%	3117.6%
S. Nago Attacking midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	30	2	5	5	2233.6%	3126.8%
E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	30	2	0	7	3234.5%	3119.2%
R. Kikuchi Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	2	0	4.4	1471.6%	3022%
S. Ota Attacking midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	30	2	0	4	16113.2%	296.4%
R. Shindo Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	30	2	0	3.8	1170.8%	2811.5%
S. Tokumoto Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	30	2	0	3.6	159.4%	2722.9%
K. Taniguchi Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	30	2	1	3.9	1751%	2630.1%
H. Nakahara Attacking midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	30	2	2	3.4	1239.5%	2526.7%
T. Kida Defensive midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	31	2	1	5.1	2548.5%	2524.9%
Dion-Johan Cools Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	Malaysia	30	2	1	3.3	819.4%	2449.4%
Y. Suzuki Full-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	32	2	1	4.4	2926.6%	2426.9%