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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 11 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 Y. Matsumura's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.3 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.

Kashima · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Kojima+58SsN

Kashiwa Reysol · 24/25→25/26

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Player	Club	Nat.	Age	Apps	G	A	Value	Season Δ%	Rating Δ%
N. Takahashi Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	25	7	0	0	5.9	281.7%	3818.2%
Y. Suzuki Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	7	1	1	5.9	0	27
K. Uda Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	22	0	0	0	5.9	0	23
T. Ko Defensive midfielder	FC Tokyo	Japan	28	8	1	0	6	43±0%	42±0%
Cho Eun-Su Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Korea Republic	22	0	0	0	6	0	40
T. Takahashi Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	20	8	0	0	6	2	392%
K. Ishibashi Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	24	0	0	0	6	0	38
K. Endo Central midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	28	9	2	0	6	24±0%	385%
T. Nishino Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	24	3	0	0	6	0	3322.3%
N. Arai Full-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	30	9	0	0	6	22±0%	3316.1%
K. Watanabe Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	24	5	0	0	6.1	0	405.3%
H. Yamada Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	26	6	2	0	6.1	12	3418.5%
H. Fukushima Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	26	13	1	0	6.1	337.2%	3422.4%
N. Kase Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	26	13	1	0	6.1	7	32
R. Mori Full-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	25	15	0	1	6.1	21	28
K. Yui Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	21	7	0	0	6.1	1	25
Dion-Johan Cools Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Malaysia	30	9	0	0	6.1	8±0%	24±0%
K. Hosoi Centre-back	Yokohama FC	Japan	22	2	0	0	6.2	0	41
S. Tamura Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	24	5	0	0	6.2	2	39
Y. Tatsuta Full-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	28	9	1	1	6.2	33±0%	38±0%
H. Ishii Winger	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	21	13	1	0	6.3	729.4%	446.5%
T. Akimoto Central midfielder	Machida Zelvia	Japan	28	8	2	0	6.3	342%	405.7%
K. Kumakura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	24	3	0	0	6.4	0	41
Danilo Gomes Winger	Albirex Niigata	Brazil	27	17	3	1	6.4	21234.4%	3514.9%
C. Konagaya Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	24	8	1	0	6.4	7	35
S. Kozuki Winger	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	25	20	1	0	6.4	669%	3517.2%
S. Terasaka Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	Japan	22	4	0	0	6.4	0	25
R. Kubota Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	25	7	1	0	6.5	8	41
H. Araki Centre-back	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	30	9	0	0	6.5	54±0%	35±0%
T. Kaneko Winger	Urawa	Japan	29	8	1	5	6.6	27±0%	36±0%
Y. Horiuchi Central midfielder	Urawa	Japan	22	4	0	0	6.6	1	2540.9%
Y. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	28	9	1	1	6.7	47±0%	42±0%
Y. Koizumi Centre-forward	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	9	3	3	6.7	35±0%	4112.5%
N. Vallys Centre-forward	FC Tokyo	Denmark	30	31	7	7	6.7	4476.9%	345.4%
E. Gyotoku Centre-back	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	21	11	1	0	6.7	8	26
Y. Wakatsuki Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	24	8	1	0	6.8	5	423.4%
Y. Oda Centre-forward	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	25	22	1	0	6.8	8158.1%	41±0%
H. Matsumoto Central midfielder	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	26	18	0	0	6.8	133175%	3910.4%
T. Shimamura Central midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	27	14	1	1	6.8	2023.8%	3816%
Y. Onishi Central midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	25	10	1	0	6.8	8	35
K. Anzai Full-back	Kashima	Japan	31	19	0	4	6.9	2733.5%	2634.8%
Moraes Winger	Albirex Niigata	Brazil	26	12	3	2	7	23	39
S. Matsumura Centre-back	Shonan Bellmare	Japan	22	15	0	0	7.1	16912.5%	442.3%
L. Yamaguchi Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	28	35	0	0	7.2	13	43
Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka	Spain	30	21	0	2	7.2	16145.3%	3213.9%
H. Ogura Defensive midfielder	Yokohama FC	Japan	25	24	1	0	7.3	24	44
Y. Fujiwara Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	Japan	24	1	0	0	7.4	0	41
Keisuke Kasai Attacking midfielder	Albirex Niigata	Japan	24	20	2	2	7.5	19	46
K. Chiba Centre-forward	Yokohama FC	Japan	23	2	0	0	7.5	0100%	45±0%
A. Okamoto Defensive midfielder	Gamba Osaka		16	2	0	0	7.5	0	42
Y. Soma Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	9	3	3	7.5	4711.2%	391%
R. Tanada Attacking midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	13	1	1	7.5	6	2739.5%
Y. Matsunagane Full-back	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	22	18	0	1	7.6	6215.8%	3034%
R. Inoue Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	29	9	0	0	7.8	7±0%	27±0%
K. Yengi Centre-forward	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Australia	27	4	0	0	8	0	2944.8%
A. Motosuna Centre-back	Kashima		16	1	0	0	8.1	0	45
N. Nakatsumi Winger	Gamba Osaka		17	2	0	0	8.2	0	45
H. Maeda Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	17	1	0	0	8.3	0	44
K. Fujimoto Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	27	2	0	0	8.3	0100%	41±0%
S. Kofie Central midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	20	6	0	0	8.3	0	36
J. Quiñónes Centre-back	Yokohama F. Marinos	Colombia	29	9	1	0	8.3	22±0%	31±0%
R. Matsuda Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	27	1	0	0	8.3	0	31
R. Tsuruno Centre-forward	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	25	6	0	0	8.3	0	3127%
Chimezie Kai Ezemuokwe Centre-back	Cerezo Osaka	Japan	17	0	0	0	8.4	0	44
T. Kato Centre-forward	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	27	2	0	0	8.4	1016.7%	3968.9%
T. Kikuchi Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	Japan	27	1	0	0	8.4	8±0%	36±0%
H. Tawiah Centre-back	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	27	3	0	0	8.5	3±0%	35±0%
J. Ura Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	22	3	0	0	8.6	0	33
K. Kuwayama Centre-forward	Albirex Niigata	Japan	23	21	1	1	8.7	10	487.3%
T. Satomi Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	17	0	0	0	8.7	0	46
Shion Nakayama Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	18	4	0	0	8.7	0	43
T. Tono Centre-forward	Gamba Osaka		18	1	0	0	8.7	0	42
R. Sato Centre-forward	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	1	0	0	8.7	4±0%	29±0%
Shohei Takemoto Defensive midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka		18	1	0	0	8.8	0	43
D. Tono Centre-forward	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	1	0	0	8.8	19±0%	38±0%
Y. Tsuboi Goalkeeper	Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	0	0	0	8.8	0100%	3520.7%
M. Saito Defensive midfielder	Kyoto Sanga	Japan	27	5	0	0	8.8	292.5%	3435.9%
R. Noguchi Defensive midfielder	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		17	1	0	0	8.9	0	46
K. Watanabe Central midfielder	Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	1	0	0	8.9	21±0%	414.6%
K. Tagawa Centre-forward	Kashima	Japan	27	2	0	0	8.9	12±0%	39±0%
K. Abe Centre-back	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	1	0	0	8.9	0	36
Caetano Centre-back	Vissel Kobe	Brazil	27	2	0	0	8.9	0±0%	33±0%
Eiji Kubo Central midfielder	Cerezo Osaka		18	0	0	0	9	0	44
H. Saruta Goalkeeper	Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	0	0	0	9	0	33
S. Miidera Central midfielder	Yokohama F. Marinos		16	8	1	0	9.2	12	52
K. Morita Defensive midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	1	0	0	9.2	29±0%	46±0%
R. Araki Goalkeeper	Gamba Osaka	Japan	18	3	0	0	9.2	0	45
G. Yamada Centre-forward	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	2	0	0	9.2	0	399.7%
K. Yoshio Attacking midfielder	Fagiano Okayama	Japan	25	19	3	1	9.2	12	28
A. Sani Brown Winger	Avispa Fukuoka		19	3	0	0	9.3	0	42
A. Ichikawa Goalkeeper	Yokohama FC	Japan	27	24	0	0	9.3	31965.5%	401.2%
T. Yoshida Centre-back	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	2	0	0	9.3	0	34
Futa Tokumura Centre-forward	Machida Zelvia	Japan	18	1	0	0	9.4	0	46
H. Kawabata Winger	Vissel Kobe		18	2	0	0	9.4	0	46
K. Okuno Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	26	1	0	0	9.4	29±0%	444.3%
S. Sugiura Centre-forward	Nagoya Grampus		19	1	0	0	9.4	0	43
Y. Hayasaka Goalkeeper	Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	27	14	0	0	9.4	6	3513.3%
G. Kawamura Central midfielder	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	20	1	0	0	9.5	0	42
Y. Kitajima Central midfielder	Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	26	2	0	0	9.5	8±0%	41±0%
Y. Fukuda Winger	Tokyo Verdy	Japan	27	8	0	0	9.5	11±0%	38±0%