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Japan · 2026/27 season

J1 League player stats 2026/27

In the 2026/27 J1 League, Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers) leads the scoring charts with 10 goals. Masaki Watai and Takuro Kaneko share the lead with 5 assists. Seung-gyu Kim (FC Tokyo) leads the goalkeepers with 5 clean sheets. Léo Ceará has the highest xG (5.3), a measure of the quality of chances he has had.

Updated after matches up to 495 players 20 clubs 225 goals

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J1 League top scorers 2026/27

J1 League top scorers 2026/27
# Player Goals xG Pens Mins/goal Apps
1 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 10 5.3 0 61 7
2 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 6 3.5 0 52 8
2 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 6 2.5 0 81 8
2 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 6 3.7 1 112 8
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 5.0 1 120 8
6 Arata Watanabe Mito Hollyhock 5 1.9 1 112 8
6 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 5 3.7 0 113 8
6 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 5 3.6 0 141 8
9 Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers 4 2.0 1 63 8
9 Harumi Minamino Urawa Reds 4 1.6 0 88 8
9 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 4 2.9 0 111 7
12 Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama 3 1.3 0 67 5
12 Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 3.5 1 85 5
12 Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki 3 1.9 1 88 5
12 Kazuki Tanaka JEF United 3 0.9 0 99 5
12 Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 3 2.8 0 101 5
12 Sébastien Haller Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 1.7 0 119 6
12 Soma Anzai FC Tokyo 3 1.7 0 134 7
12 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 3 3.3 1 146 6
12 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 3 3.4 0 172 8

Most assists in the J1 League 2026/27

Most assists in the J1 League 2026/27
# Player Assists Key passes Big chances Apps
1 Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol 5 12 2 5
1 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 5 17 6 7
3 Derik Lacerda Kawasaki Frontale 3 4 3 4
3 Haruka Motoyama Fagiano Okayama 3 4 2 3
3 Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Reds 3 7 4 7
3 Lucão Fagiano Okayama 3 8 2 8
3 Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos 3 5 1 7
3 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 10 3 8
3 Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 3 11 4 8
3 Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 31 4 8
3 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 3 9 1 8
3 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 3 19 6 8
3 Nobuteru Nakagawa Kashiwa Reysol 3 12 1 8
3 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 3 19 4 8
15 Teruhito Nakagawa FC Tokyo 2 2 1 5

J1 League goal contributions 2026/27

J1 League goal contributions 2026/27
# Player G+A Goals Assists Per 90 Apps
1 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 10 10 0 1.48 7
2 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 8 6 2 2.33 8
2 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 8 5 3 1.02 8
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 6 2 1.00 8
5 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 7 6 1 1.30 8
5 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 7 5 2 1.11 8
5 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 7 6 1 0.93 8
8 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 6 1 5 0.88 7
8 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 6 3 3 0.76 8
10 Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol 5 0 5 1.85 5
10 Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers 5 4 1 1.79 8
10 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 5 3 2 0.87 8
10 Arata Watanabe Mito Hollyhock 5 5 0 0.81 8
10 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 2 3 0.75 8
10 Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol 5 3 2 0.68 8

J1 League xG leaders 2026/27

J1 League xG leaders 2026/27
# Player xG Goals G − xG xG/90 Apps
1 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 5.3 10 +4.7 0.78 7
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5.0 6 +1.0 0.63 8
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 3.7 5 +1.3 0.59 8
3 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 3.7 6 +2.3 0.49 8
5 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 3.6 5 +1.4 0.46 8
6 Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.5 3 -0.5 1.24 5
6 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 3.5 6 +2.5 1.02 8
8 Se-hun Oh Shimizu S-Pulse 3.4 2 -1.4 0.67 7
8 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 3.4 3 -0.4 0.59 8
8 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.4 2 -1.4 0.51 8
11 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 3.3 3 -0.3 0.68 6
12 Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki 3.1 3 -0.1 0.50 8
13 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 2.9 4 +1.1 0.59 7
14 Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 2.8 3 +0.2 0.83 5
15 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 2.6 2 -0.6 0.33 8

Most clean sheets in the J1 League 2026/27

Most clean sheets in the J1 League 2026/27
# Player Clean sheets Apps Saves Apps
1 Seung-gyu Kim FC Tokyo 5 8 13 8
2 Shuichi Gonda Vissel Kobe 3 6 10 6
2 Issei Ouchi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 6 14 6
2 Kosuke Nakamura Cerezo Osaka 3 8 23 8
5 Rubén Blanco Yokohama F. Marinos 2 4 11 4
5 Hiroki Iikura Yokohama F. Marinos 2 4 10 4
5 Lennart Moser Fagiano Okayama 2 7 9 7
5 Matheus Tokyo Verdy 2 8 25 8
5 Togo Umeda Shimizu S-Pulse 2 8 28 8
10 Daiya Maekawa Vissel Kobe 1 2 3 2

Most yellow cards in the J1 League 2026/27

Most yellow cards in the J1 League 2026/27
# Player Yellow Red Fouls Apps
1 Se-hun Oh Shimizu S-Pulse 2 1 9 7
1 Takahiro Akimoto Machida Zelvia 2 1 12 7
1 T. Miki Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 10 8
1 Takahiro Ko FC Tokyo 2 1 11 8
5 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 1 1 5 7
5 Erison JEF United 4 0 8 6
5 Lucão Fagiano Okayama 1 1 13 8
5 Takeru Kishimoto Gamba Osaka 1 1 5 6
5 Eiji Miyamoto Fagiano Okayama 4 0 9 7
5 Oberdan Fagiano Okayama 1 1 7 7
5 Shuto Abe Gamba Osaka 1 1 12 7
12 T. Kamijima Avispa Fukuoka 0 1 3 2
12 Hokuto Shimoda Machida Zelvia 0 1 1 7
12 Kento Hashimoto FC Tokyo 0 1 2 4
12 Jelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi Shimizu S-Pulse 0 1 1 4

J1 League shots, key passes and tackles

Most shots

Most shots
# Player Shots On target
1 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 42 20
2 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 36 15
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 16
4 Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki 31 11
5 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 26 13

Most key passes

Most key passes
# Player Key passes
1 Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 31
2 Katsuhiro Nakayama Nagoya Grampus 22
3 Sang-ho Na Fagiano Okayama 19
3 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 19
3 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 19

Most tackles

Most tackles
# Player Tackles
1 Kei Chinen Yokohama F. Marinos 29
2 João Pedro Kyoto Sanga 25
3 Yosuke Ideguchi Vissel Kobe 24
4 Kein Sato FC Tokyo 19
4 Sei Muroya FC Tokyo 19

Best J1 League players by position

Scored from 0 to 100 against players in the same role and level, on current form. Totals reward minutes; these reward quality.

Goal threat

  1. Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 92.9
  2. Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 92.3
  3. Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 91.9
Full ranking

Creators

  1. Yuki Yamamoto Kawasaki Frontale 94.0
  2. Gaku Shibasaki Kashima Antlers 86.3
  3. Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 85.6
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Ball winners

  1. Jackson Irvine Cerezo Osaka 77.5
  2. Yotaro Nakajima Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75.0
  3. João Pedro Kyoto Sanga 73.5
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Aerial dominance

  1. Danilo Boza Urawa Reds 97.0
  2. Takashi Kawano JEF United 96.5
  3. Daiki Fukazawa Avispa Fukuoka 94.3
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J1 League players by club

Avispa Fukuoka 32
Cerezo Osaka 21
FC Tokyo 22
Fagiano Okayama 24
Gamba Osaka 29
JEF United 27
Kashima Antlers 22
Kashiwa Reysol 23
Kawasaki Frontale 24
Kyoto Sanga 26
Machida Zelvia 23
Mito Hollyhock 23
Nagoya Grampus 23
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24
Shimizu S-Pulse 26
Tokyo Verdy 27
Urawa Reds 25
V-Varen Nagasaki 26
Vissel Kobe 26
Yokohama F. Marinos 22

J1 League player stats FAQs

Who is the top scorer in the J1 League 2026/27?

Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers) is the top scorer with 10 goals. The top three are Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers, 10), Yusuke Segawa (Kashiwa Reysol, 6) and Marcinho (Kawasaki Frontale, 6) goals.

Who has the most assists in the J1 League this season?

The most assists in the 2026/27 J1 League: Masaki Watai (Kashiwa Reysol, 5), Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Reds, 5) and Derik Lacerda (Kawasaki Frontale, 3) assists.

Who has the most goal contributions in the J1 League?

Counting goals plus assists: Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers, 10), Yusuke Segawa (Kashiwa Reysol, 8) and Rafael Elias (Kyoto Sanga, 8) goals and assists combined.

Which J1 League player has the highest xG?

Expected goals (xG) measures the quality of a player's chances. The 2026/27 leaders are Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers, 5.3), Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 5) and Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo, 3.7) expected goals.

Which goalkeeper has the most clean sheets in the J1 League?

Goalkeepers with the most 2026/27 clean sheets: Seung-gyu Kim (FC Tokyo, 5), Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe, 3) and Issei Ouchi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 3) clean sheets.

Who has the most yellow cards in the J1 League?

Most booked in the 2026/27 J1 League: Se-hun Oh (Shimizu S-Pulse, 2), Takahiro Akimoto (Machida Zelvia, 2) and T. Miki (Avispa Fukuoka, 2) yellow cards.

How often are these stats updated?

After every J1 League match. Goals, assists, cards and clean sheets come from official match data, and xG from shot-level data.

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