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J1 League · scouting overview

A. Suzuki of Sanfrecce Hiroshima is the standout for raw talent across the J1 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.7, and R. Kojima has been the form player this season, grading 71.6, and Léo Ceará leads the scoring with 8 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 A. Suzuki's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Yamada of Kashiwa Reysol is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 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. Nogami Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	35	0	0	0.8	15±0%	14±0%
Y. Hoshi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	34	0	1	1.4	15102.7%	1322.8%
Y. Komai Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	34	0	1	1.3	1564.4%	1352.8%
K. Tawaratsumida Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	22	0	0	11.8	15±0%	51±0%
T. Oka Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	25	0	0	14.1	15±0%	472.9%
R. Mito Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	24	0	0	11.4	15±0%	46±0%
Y. Uchida Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	0	0	11.5	15±0%	442.1%
S. Tokumoto Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	31	0	0	2.4	15±0%	2615.8%
Y. Segawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	4	1	3.3	15±0%	19±0%
S. Ota Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	30	2	0	3.8	15101.3%	2520.2%
N. Kawatani Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	23	3	0	10.8	15	28
S. Nagasawa Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	38	0	1	0.3	15±0%	7±0%
M. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	31	0	0	2.1	16±0%	22±0%
K. Kumasaka Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	25	0	0	12.5	16±0%	49±0%
Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Spain	30	0	2	7.2	16145.3%	3213.9%
T. Hara Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	28	0	0	4.9	16±0%	37±0%
Y. Yoshida Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	36	0	0	1	16±0%	12±0%
K. Yasuda Central midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	23	1	0	12.5	167950%	3229.9%
J. Croux Winger	Yokohama F. Marinos	Belgium	32	0	0	1.5	16±0%	18±0%
M. Fitzgerald Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	New Zealand	38	1	0	1	1636.6%	1331.6%
K. Tsukui Full-back	Kashima	Japan	22	0	1	12.2	16±0%	51±0%
H. Okuda Full-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	25	0	1	12.1	16±0%	50±0%
K. Shirai Central midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	32	0	0	2	16±0%	181.1%
M. Yamane Full-back	Urawa	Japan	32	0	0	1.4	167.9%	161.3%
H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	25	1	0	7.3	16	44
K. Hashimoto Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	26	0	0	10.8	17±0%	435.1%
K. Mizunuma Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	36	0	0	0.6	1761.2%	12180.5%
S. Muroya Full-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	32	0	1	3.5	17±0%	19±0%
Y. Hashimoto Full-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	0	0	11.8	17±0%	48±0%
K. Nakayama Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	30	1	0	3.4	17±0%	26±0%
Y. Naganuma Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	29	0	0	4.1	17±0%	33±0%
T. Matsuda Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	31	0	0	2.1	17±0%	24±0%
Kim Min-Tae Centre-back	Machida Zelvia	Korea Republic	32	0	0	1.5	17±0%	2629.1%
K. Ichimi Winger	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	0	0	4.7	17±0%	35±0%
R. Ogawa Full-back	Kashima	Japan	29	0	1	4.6	18±0%	31±0%
K. Misao Defensive midfielder	Kashima	Japan	30	0	0	3.3	18±0%	29±0%
E. Shirai Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	30	2	0	4.1	1825.5%	2632.6%
K. Mikuni Centre-back	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	26	0	0	9.7	18±0%	452.3%
Y. Kuwasaki Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	28	0	0	5	18±0%	37±0%
E. Miyamoto Defensive midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	0	1	5.7	18±0%	35±0%
M. Kato Winger	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	1	2	4.4	18±0%	34±0%
M. Shibayama Attacking midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	24	4	2	14.2	18105.7%	507.2%
K. Tachibanada Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	28	0	0	5.5	18±0%	34±0%
K. Tanimura Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	6	1	9.1	18±0%	34±0%
João Pedro Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	0	0	9.7	18±0%	4310.8%
M. Nagakura Winger	FC Tokyo	Japan	26	5	2	14.2	18±0%	43±0%
D. Sugioka Full-back	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	28	0	0	5.5	18±0%	4012.4%
R. Izumi Centre-forward	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	0	1	1.8	19±0%	25±0%
R. Hirakawa Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	0	0	10.6	19±0%	45±0%
D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	5	1	15.8	1924.7%	3820.2%
G. Ota Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	35	0	0	0.7	19±0%	22±0%
K. Matsubara Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	33	0	0	3.5	191.1%	1641.4%
T. Arai Defensive midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	29	1	0	4.7	19	29
J. Amano Attacking midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	35	0	2	1.4	19±0%	12±0%
K. Miyahara Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	30	0	0	2.9	19±0%	30±0%
Lukian Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Brazil	35	4	1	1.3	1949.5%	1631.9%
T. Matsumoto Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	28	0	1	5.3	20±0%	4213.7%
Y. Maruyama Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	37	0	0	0.2	20±0%	11±0%
Park Il-Gyu Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	36	0	0	3	2044.3%	1815%
S. Kurata Central midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	37	0	0	0.2	20±0%	7±0%
S. Abe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Japan	28	0	1	5.4	20±0%	35±0%
A. Scholz Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Denmark	33	0	0	2.3	20±0%	16±0%
N. Nakagawa Attacking midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	0	3	13.7	21±0%	54±0%
Y. Nagatomo Full-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	40	0	0	0.2	21±0%	10±0%
S. Miura Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	26	0	1	11.6	21±0%	528.1%
S. Hatanaka Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	31	0	0	4.4	21±0%	3212.2%
Y. Kamiya Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	29	1	0	4.1	21±0%	31±0%
Y. Honda Centre-back	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	35	0	0	1.1	21±0%	135.1%
H. Shimoda Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	34	0	0	0.7	21±0%	16±0%
R. Yamane Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	23	0	0	12	21±0%	48±0%
K. Watanabe Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	0	0	9	21±0%	414.6%
S. Fukuoka Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	26	0	0	9.8	21±0%	48±0%
Y. Yamagishi Centre-forward	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	33	0	0	1.2	21±0%	2026.5%
A. Čavrić Centre-forward	Kashima	Serbia	32	4	0	3.1	22±0%	24±0%
S. Sakuragawa Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	25	3	0	13	22±0%	504.6%
Diego Full-back	Vissel Kobe	Brazil	31	0	1	4.3	22±0%	281.4%
Kosuke Nakamura Goalkeeper	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	31	0	0	4.4	22554.5%	223.9%
N. Arai Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	0	0	4.3	22±0%	33±0%
Mateus Central midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Brazil	32	0	0	1.5	22±0%	2415.3%
M. Murakami Goalkeeper	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	34	0	0	2.4	2235%	1832.2%
I. Sekigawa Centre-back	Kashima	Japan	26	0	0	11.1	22±0%	478.7%
R. Yamahara Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	27	0	1	10.7	22±0%	443.5%
Y. Matsuo Winger	Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	1	0	4.3	22±0%	365%
J. Quiñónes Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Colombia	29	0	0	5	22±0%	31±0%
T. Seko Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	28	0	1	5	23±0%	47±0%
M. Morishige Centre-back	FC Tokyo	Japan	39	0	0	0.5	23±0%	10±0%
K. Konno Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	29	0	0	3.8	23±0%	362.3%
S. Kagawa Centre-forward	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	37	0	2	0.5	23±0%	10±0%
Y. Matsumura Central midfielder	Kashima	Japan	25	0	1	12.5	23±0%	52±0%
J. Irvine Defensive midfielder	Cerezo Osaka	Australia	33	0	1	2.2	23±0%	23±0%
Y. Oki Goalkeeper	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	27	0	0	15.1	23395.7%	452.6%
A. Ichikawa Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	Japan	27	0	0	9.3	23703.4%	401.2%
Thiago Andrade Winger	Cerezo Osaka	Brazil	25	1	0	12	24±0%	51±0%
Yan Matheus Winger	Kashima	Brazil	28	0	2	5.1	240.8%	4421.2%
K. Koizumi Defensive midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Japan	31	0	0	2	24±0%	231.7%
K. Endo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	28	1	0	5.6	24±0%	385%
Na Sang-Ho Winger	Fagiano Okayama	Korea Republic	30	0	0	3.2	24±0%	273.9%
Capixaba Central midfielder	Shimizu S-pulse	Brazil	29	0	0	3.6	24±0%	31±0%
R. Kato Central midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	26	0	1	10.3	24±0%	476.8%
H. Tanaka Goalkeeper	FC Tokyo	Japan	27	0	0	16.6	24	32