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J2 League · scouting overview

H. Yamamoto of Mito Hollyhock is the standout for raw talent across the J2 League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.1, and H. Tanaka has been the form player this season, grading 24.4, and Marcus Índio leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Matheus Jesus has improved his Season rating most, up +11.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Tanaka of Tokushima Vortis is the most valuable name in this group at 7.3.

Renofa Yamaguchi · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Matheus Jesus+11.3SsN

V-varen Nagasaki · 21/22→25/26

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Click a column to sort · Δ% = improvement

Player	Club	Nat.	Age	G	Value	Season Δ%	Rating Δ%
R. Nakayama Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	Japan	25	1	6	3	34
S. Tanimoto Central midfielder	Ehime FC	Japan	25	1	6	4	33
Y. Taguchi Centre-forward	Ehime FC	Japan	25	1	6	4	33
K. Yamahara Centre-back	Ehime FC	Japan	25	1	6	2	33
K. Nishiya Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	Japan	26	1	5.9	560.5%	3324.4%
Y. Murakami Centre-forward	Ehime FC	Japan	25	1	5.8	4	3223.7%
S. Araki Centre-forward	Vegalta Sendai	Japan	26	1	5.8	547.7%	3233.5%
N. Kase Central midfielder	Iwaki	Japan	26	1	5.7	4	32
K. Tsuboi Centre-forward	Tokushima Vortis	Japan	26	1	5.7	3	32
T. Ito Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	Japan	26	1	5.6	4	31
J. Miyazaki Centre-forward	Ventforet Kofu	Japan	26	1	5.6	5	31
S. Utsumoto Centre-forward	Oita Trinita	Japan	26	1	5.6	5	31
H. Fukushima Centre-back	Ehime FC	Japan	26	1	5.5	167.4%	3030%
K. Sagawa Centre-forward	Blaublitz Akita	Japan	26	1	5.5	3	30
K. Noyori Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	26	1	5.4	4	30
R. Arita Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	26	1	5.4	5	30
M. Ando Centre-forward	Mito Hollyhock	Japan	27	1	5.3	3	30
K. Dohana Centre-back	Iwaki	Japan	27	1	5.2	4	29
T. Yasui Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	Japan	27	1	5.2	344.4%	2935.1%
N. Sugiyama Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	Japan	27	1	5.2	339.1%	2931.6%
W. Iwashita Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	Japan	27	1	5.2	6480%	2925.5%
D. Kaneko Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	27	1	5.1	381.6%	2938.2%
R. Sato Centre-forward	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	27	1	5.1	456.3%	2936.5%
T. Umeki Centre-forward	Vegalta Sendai	Japan	27	1	5.1	3	28
D. Matsuoka Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	Japan	27	1	4.9	3	27
N. Kanuma Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	Japan	28	1	2.9	459.3%	2724.6%
Y. Takagi Centre-back	Tokushima Vortis	Japan	28	1	2.9	126.8%	2744.6%
S. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	27	1	4.8	4	27
R. Endo Centre-back	Iwaki	Japan	28	1	2.9	514%	2731.1%
M. Sekiguchi Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	Japan	28	1	2.9	4	27
H. Arai Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	Japan	28	1	2.8	5542.9%	2633.2%
K. Muramatsu Centre-back	Blaublitz Akita	Japan	28	1	2.8	6	26
T. Kondo Central midfielder	Imabari	Japan	28	1	2.8	5	26
Thonny Anderson Attacking midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	Brazil	28	1	2.8	275.8%	2656%
C. Kawakami Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	Japan	28	1	2.7	41300%	2536.2%
Eron Centre-forward	Vegalta Sendai	Brazil	28	1	2.7	4	25
I. Kawasaki Centre-back	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	28	1	2.7	2	2526.3%
S. Sarachat Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	Thailand	28	1	2.7	480.7%	2542.5%
M. Sugata Centre-back	Vegalta Sendai	Japan	29	1	2.4	12	2439.6%
M. Kojima Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	Japan	29	1	2.3	5	24
T. Abe Centre-back	Montedio Yamagata	Japan	29	1	2.3	310.5%	2343.4%
R. Sato Centre-forward	Ehime FC	Japan	28	1	2.5	3	23
K. Sugimori Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	Japan	29	1	2.2	446.2%	2348.5%
K. Nishizawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	Japan	29	1	2.2	462.8%	2247.5%
Z. Issaka Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	Japan	29	1	2.1	4311.1%	2249.2%
R. Watanabe Centre-forward	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	29	1	2.1	362.7%	2138.5%
H. Sueki Central midfielder	Kataller Toyama	Japan	29	1	2.1	4	21
T. Sugimoto Central midfielder	Tokushima Vortis	Japan	30	1	1.8	4377.8%	2042.1%
Derlan Centre-back	Oita Trinita	Brazil	30	1	1.7	923.6%	1964.7%
Y. Hakamata Centre-back	Roasso Kumamoto	Japan	30	1	1.7	625.5%	1938.5%
S. Yoneda Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	Japan	30	1	1.7	5	19
S. Araki Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	Japan	30	1	1.7	4	19
R. Aoki Central midfielder	Consadole Sapporo	Japan	30	1	1.7	489%	1949.7%
R. Shimodo Centre-back	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	30	1	1.7	7	19
Y. Kusano Centre-forward	Mito Hollyhock	Japan	30	1	1.6	311.1%	1857.3%
T. Iida Centre-back	Mito Hollyhock	Japan	31	1	1.6	12293.5%	1844.1%
T. Kusumoto Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	Japan	30	1	1.5	2	17
Y. Toyokawa Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	Japan	31	1	1.3	471.1%	1646.9%
K. Okuda Centre-forward	Mito Hollyhock	Japan	31	1	1.3	4	16
Arthur Silva Central midfielder	Omiya Ardija	Brazil	31	1	1.3	457.6%	1658.9%
S. Kaneko Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	Japan	31	1	1.3	450.6%	1642.6%
S. Nakamura Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	32	1	1.1	565.7%	1534.9%
H. Take Centre-forward	Kataller Toyama	Japan	31	1	1.2	4	15
Y. Fujimoto Centre-forward	Montedio Yamagata	Japan	32	1	0.9	3	12
S. Kobayashi Central midfielder	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	32	1	0.8	377.1%	1267.5%
Eduardo Centre-back	V-varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	1	0.7	484.4%	1159.3%
D. Suzuki Centre-back	JEF United Chiba	Japan	36	1	0.9	1278.5%	1054%
M. Hamada Centre-back	Omiya Ardija	Japan	36	1	0.5	6	8
Edigar Junio Centre-forward	V-varen Nagasaki	Brazil	35	1	0.4	375.4%	776.6%
H. Yamamoto Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	Japan	23	2	7.2	7	40
T. Tsukui Central midfielder	Mito Hollyhock	Japan	24	2	7.2	7	40
K. Sumi Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	23	2	6.9	61933.3%	387%
J. Nishikawa Central midfielder	Sagan Tosu	Japan	24	2	6.7	723.3%	3720.8%
K. Masui Central midfielder	Jubilo Iwata	Japan	25	2	6.7	740.4%	3720.5%
S. Horikane Centre-forward	Montedio Yamagata	Japan	23	2	6.7	5	37
H. Koda Central midfielder	Ehime FC	Japan	22	2	6.3	7	3718.3%
K. Fujii Central midfielder	Roasso Kumamoto	Japan	24	2	6.5	7	36
M. Handai Centre-forward	Roasso Kumamoto	Japan	24	2	6.5	8	36
O. Yamamoto Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	22	2	6.1	7	3615.2%
K. Tanaka Centre-forward	JEF United Chiba	Japan	26	2	6.3	9	3513.4%
Anderson Chaves Centre-forward	Fujieda MYFC	Brazil	25	2	6.2	5	34
Ryo Nakamura Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	Japan	24	2	6	0	33
R. Ieizumi Centre-back	Consadole Sapporo	Japan	26	2	5.9	433.9%	3318.9%
H. Yamada Centre-forward	Sagan Tosu	Japan	26	2	5.8	6	3222.3%
K. Kamiyama Centre-back	Kataller Toyama	Japan	26	2	5.8	6	32
Y. Kajiya Centre-forward	Blaublitz Akita	Japan	26	2	5.8	8	32
D. Furukawa Centre-forward	Renofa Yamaguchi	Japan	26	2	5.5	7	30
T. Son Centre-back	Ventforet Kofu	Japan	27	2	5.3	10	30
I. Takahashi Central midfielder	JEF United Chiba	Japan	28	2	3.1	7	29
Vinícius Diniz Attacking midfielder	Imabari	Brazil	27	2	5	4	28
Y. Torikai Central midfielder	Ventforet Kofu	Japan	28	2	2.8	7	26
Dudu Attacking midfielder	JEF United Chiba	Brazil	29	2	2.2	61275%	2239.6%
J. Takahashi Centre-forward	Montedio Yamagata	Japan	29	2	2.1	5	22
Y. Yamashita Central midfielder	Iwaki	Japan	30	2	1.9	8	21
M. Sugita Central midfielder	Fujieda MYFC	Japan	31	2	1.3	7	16
H. Goya Centre-forward	JEF United Chiba	Japan	32	2	0.9	577.7%	1368.1%
K. Sugimoto Centre-forward	Omiya Ardija	Japan	33	2	0.8	894.9%	1155.8%
S. Doi Central midfielder	Montedio Yamagata	Japan	34	2	0.6	7200%	939.5%
N. Nomura Central midfielder	Oita Trinita	Japan	35	2	0.7	727.5%	963.4%
R. Hisadomi Centre-back	Fujieda MYFC	Japan	35	2	0.4	4	8