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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%
N. Takahashi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	25	0	0	10.3	189.2%	3818%
Yuri Araújo Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Brazil	30	0	1	2.9	390.1%	2141.2%
H. Uemura Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	24	0	0	11.1	391.2%	4123.1%
R. Hatsuse Full-back	Gamba Osaka	Japan	29	0	2	4.1	391.4%	2741.2%
Caetano Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	Brazil	27	0	0	9	091.5%	3339.6%
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%
Kim Jin-Hyeon Goalkeeper	Cerezo Osaka	Korea Republic	39	0	0	0.4	195.3%	668.4%
S. Inoue Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	0	0	3.9	196.4%	2647.9%
S. Naruse Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	25	0	0	11.5	197.2%	4222.4%
T. Nakamura Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	25	0	0	10.7	098%	3910.1%
E. Katayama Centre-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	34	0	0	0.6	098.1%	750%
K. Tezuka Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	0	0	2.8	098.4%	2142.2%
M. Higashiguchi Goalkeeper	Gamba Osaka	Japan	40	0	0	0.2	0100%	375%
K. Yamamura Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	36	0	0	0.5	0100%	76.9%
Y. Chajima Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	35	0	0	0.6	0100%	725.8%
Keijiro Ogawa Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	34	0	0	0.6	0100%	764.2%
Y. Kajikawa Goalkeeper	Kashima	Japan	35	0	0	0.7	0100%	874.2%
Y. Takagi Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	33	0	0	1	0100%	1050.2%
R. Miyaichi Winger	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	33	0	0	1.3	0100%	1339.6%
K. Yoshino Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	31	0	0	2.2	0100%	1846.4%
Y. Hirano Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	30	0	0	2.7	0100%	2040.5%
Barreto Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	30	0	0	2.8	0100%	2156.4%
Jeong Min-Ki Goalkeeper	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Korea Republic	30	0	0	2.9	0100%	2138.2%
Michel Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Brazil	29	0	0	3.4	0100%	2354.6%
M. Arai Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	29	0	0	3.4	0100%	2351.8%
Jean Patrick Winger	Vissel Kobe	Brazil	29	0	0	4	0100%	2730.1%
T. Ogashiwa Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	28	0	0	4.5	0100%	2831.9%
S. Asada Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	28	0	0	4.7	0100%	2930.9%
P. Obi Goalkeeper	Vissel Kobe	Japan	28	0	0	4.8	0100%	2937.6%
K. Mori Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	26	0	0	9.3	0100%	3433.2%
R. Nemoto Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	26	0	0	9.5	0100%	3521.5%
S. Inoue Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	26	0	0	9.8	0100%	3622.3%
G. Yamada Winger	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	25	0	0	10.8	0100%	4014.7%
M. Sasaki Goalkeeper	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	24	0	0	11.1	0100%	406.3%
A. Inoue Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	19	0	0	9.9	0100%	458.7%
Y. Nakajima Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	20	0	0	11.3	0100%	491.2%
K. Tsukagawa Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	32	0	0	1.4	0	1333.5%
Gleyson Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	29	0	0	3.5	0	23
Moraes Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Brazil	26	3	2	11.5	25	42
Werik Popó Winger	Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	24	0	0	11.4	0	4222.2%
Niko Takahashi Cendagorta Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	20	1	0	11.7	13	50
R. Sato Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama		19	1	1	11	10	50
S. Yoshida Goalkeeper	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	29	0	0	3.5	0	23
H. Motoyama Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	0	1	9.7	8	36
N. Ben Khalifa Winger	Avispa Fukuoka	Switzerland	34	1	0	0.7	4	931.5%
R. Hidano Winger	Urawa		22	1	0	12.7	2	49
Y. Yamanouchi Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol		22	0	1	12.4	4	48
T. Yoshida Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	0	0	9.4	0	34
Y. Fujiwara Centre-back	Urawa	Japan	24	0	0	11.2	0	41
Hiroki Abe Centre-forward	Urawa	Japan	27	0	1	9.1	1	33
K. Watanabe Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	23	0	0	10.8	0	405.3%
T. Myogan Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	22	0	0	11.1	0	43
R. Kimura Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	23	0	0	11.1	0	40
S. Kobayashi Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	18	0	0	9.4	0	46
K. Nemoto Centre-back	Urawa	Japan	23	1	0	12.8	7	47
R. Inoue Full-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	0	0	9.4	0	34
A. Stephens Winger	Shimizu S-pulse	Panama	31	0	0	2	0	16
R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	25	1	0	11.1	4	41
L. Romanić Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	Serbia	28	2	0	5.2	6	322.8%
R. Kamihashi Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	24	0	1	12.1	0	44
S. Teranuma Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	25	0	0	10.5	0	38
K. Tanimura Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	6	0	5.6	18	34
O. Badamassi Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Niger	29	0	0	3.5	0	23
R. Komatsu Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	0	1	9.3	2	34
K. Chiba Winger	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	23	1	0	12.2	3	45
H. Komori Centre-forward	Urawa	Japan	26	3	0	11.4	9	426.1%
Mateus Brunetti Full-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Brazil	26	0	0	10.4	8	38
R. Sueyoshi Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	30	0	0	2.8	2	21
G. Kawanami Goalkeeper	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	35	0	0	0.6	0	758.2%
K. Muroi Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	26	2	0	10.5	7	38
N. Nakagawa Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	3	4	15	30	55
R. Meshino Attacking midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	28	0	2	5.1	5	3119.5%
S. Mori Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	19	1	1	11.3	18	52
T. Numata Winger	Machida Zelvia	Japan	27	1	0	9.8	3	3611.9%
K. Nagata Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	23	0	0	11.7	0	43
D. Schmidt Goalkeeper	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	34	0	0	0.8	2	1027.1%
Y. Uchida Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	23	0	0	12	15	44
M. Yumiba Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	24	0	1	12	8	44
T. Takahashi Centre-forward	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	28	5	1	5.6	18	342.6%
S. Kanda Centre-forward	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	20	1	0	11.1	3	486.9%
Y. Ozeki Attacking midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	21	2	2	12.5	11	51
Y. Hashimoto Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	0	3	13	15	48
H. Iwabuchi Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	3	0	5.5	11	33
D. Yoshimitsu Goalkeeper	Albirex Niigata	Japan	33	0	0	1.1	1	11
M. Kitahara Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Japan	17	0	0	8.7	0	45
M. Nishihara Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	19	0	0	9.7	2	45
K. Mori Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	27	0	0	8.2	0	30
R. Hashimoto Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	Japan	21	0	0	10.9	0	44
Luiz Phellype Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Brazil	32	4	1	2.3	13	1615.7%
R. Ochiai Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	27	0	0	8.2	0	3023%
S. Nakajima Winger	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	0	0	11.7	0	43
H. Akino Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	31	0	1	2.5	7	20
João Pedro Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	26	1	0	11.8	20	43
R. Tabei Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	1	5	13.4	29	40
K. Kudo Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	22	0	1	13.2	25	51
K. Ichimi Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	5	0	5.7	17	356%
N. Tominaga Centre-forward	Vissel Kobe	Japan	22	0	0	11.2	0	43
M. Hidaka Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	23	0	0	12	1	443.7%