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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 12 goals. Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Reds) tops the assists table with 6 assists. Seung-gyu Kim (FC Tokyo) leads the goalkeepers with 7 clean sheets. Léo Ceará has the highest xG (6.8), a measure of the quality of chances he has had.

Updated after matches up to 520 players 20 clubs 279 goals

Rank J1 League players Compare players

J1 League top scorers 2026/27

J1 League top scorers 2026/27
# Player Goals xG Pens Mins/goal Apps
1 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 12 6.8 1 64 9
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 6.1 1 112 10
3 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 7 3.6 0 53 10
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 7 4.1 0 106 10
5 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 6 3.2 0 105 10
5 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 6 3.9 1 141 10
7 Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers 5 2.3 1 72 10
7 Arata Watanabe Mito Hollyhock 5 1.9 1 112 8
7 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 5 4.3 1 121 8
7 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 5 3.9 0 147 9
11 Harumi Minamino Urawa Reds 4 1.5 0 94 9
11 Soma Anzai FC Tokyo 4 2.8 0 144 9
11 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 4 3.1 0 154 9
11 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 4 4.5 1 169 10
11 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 4 3.2 0 223 10
16 Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama 3 1.5 0 86 7
16 Kazuki Tanaka JEF United 3 0.9 0 112 7
16 Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 3.6 1 133 7
16 Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki 3 2.3 1 148 7
16 Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 3 3.1 0 157 7

Most assists in the J1 League 2026/27

Most assists in the J1 League 2026/27
# Player Assists Key passes Big chances Apps
1 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 6 30 7 9
2 Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol 5 12 2 5
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 4 13 3 10
3 Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 36 4 10
3 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 19 2 10
6 Haruka Motoyama Fagiano Okayama 3 4 2 3
6 Derik Lacerda Kawasaki Frontale 3 4 3 6
6 Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Reds 3 7 4 8
6 Tomoya Fujii Shimizu S-Pulse 3 12 3 10
6 Lucão Fagiano Okayama 3 8 2 9
6 Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos 3 9 1 9
6 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 11 3 10
6 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 3 9 1 9
6 Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 3 13 5 10
6 Hotaru Yamaguchi V-Varen Nagasaki 3 8 3 10

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 12 12 0 1.40 9
1 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 8 4 1.21 10
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 11 7 4 1.33 10
4 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 9 7 2 2.18 10
5 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 8 6 2 1.14 10
5 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 8 5 3 0.98 9
7 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 7 1 6 0.79 9
7 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 7 6 1 0.74 10
7 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 7 4 3 0.71 10
10 Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers 6 5 1 1.51 10
10 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 3 0.81 10
10 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 6 4 2 0.80 10
10 Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol 6 3 3 0.64 10
10 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 6 3 3 0.61 10
15 Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol 5 0 5 1.85 5

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 6.8 12 +5.2 0.79 9
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6.1 8 +1.9 0.61 10
3 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 4.5 4 -0.5 0.60 10
4 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 4.3 5 +0.7 0.64 8
5 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 4.1 7 +2.9 0.50 10
6 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 3.9 5 +1.1 0.48 9
6 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 3.9 6 +2.1 0.41 10
8 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.8 3 -0.8 0.51 10
9 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 3.6 7 +3.4 0.87 10
9 Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.6 3 -0.6 0.81 7
11 Se-hun Oh Shimizu S-Pulse 3.4 2 -1.4 0.53 9
11 Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki 3.4 3 -0.4 0.48 9
13 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 3.2 6 +2.8 0.46 10
13 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 3.2 4 +0.8 0.32 10
15 Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 3.1 3 -0.1 0.59 7

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 7 10 15 10
2 Shuichi Gonda Vissel Kobe 4 7 13 7
2 Kosuke Nakamura Cerezo Osaka 4 10 25 10
4 Keisuke Osako Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 4 7 4
4 Hiroki Iikura Yokohama F. Marinos 3 5 12 5
4 Issei Ouchi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 6 14 6
4 Tomoki Hayakawa Kashima Antlers 3 10 26 10
4 Kosei Tani Machida Zelvia 3 10 25 10
9 Rubén Blanco Yokohama F. Marinos 2 4 11 4
9 Lennart Moser Fagiano Okayama 2 9 18 9

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 3 1 14 9
1 Erison JEF United 6 0 12 8
3 Lucão Fagiano Okayama 2 1 14 9
3 Ayumu Ohata Cerezo Osaka 2 1 14 10
3 Oberdan Fagiano Okayama 2 1 11 9
3 Takahiro Ko FC Tokyo 2 1 11 9
3 Tomoya Miki Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 12 9
3 Takahiro Akimoto Machida Zelvia 2 1 13 9
3 Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock 2 1 6 10
10 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 1 1 5 9
10 Takeru Kishimoto Gamba Osaka 1 1 8 8
10 Eiji Miyamoto Fagiano Okayama 4 0 9 9
10 Jackson Irvine Cerezo Osaka 4 0 9 9
10 Shuto Abe Gamba Osaka 1 1 13 9
10 Itsuki Someno Tokyo Verdy 1 1 22 10

J1 League shots, key passes and tackles

Most shots

Most shots
# Player Shots On target
1 Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 48 22
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 42 18
3 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 40 15
4 Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki 34 12
5 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 31 16

Most key passes

Most key passes
# Player Key passes
1 Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36
2 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 30
3 Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol 23
4 Katsuhiro Nakayama Nagoya Grampus 22
4 Tomoki Kondo Yokohama F. Marinos 22

Most tackles

Most tackles
# Player Tackles
1 Kei Chinen Yokohama F. Marinos 29
2 Yosuke Ideguchi Vissel Kobe 28
3 João Pedro Kyoto Sanga 27
4 Mateus Brunetti Shimizu S-Pulse 24
4 Haruya Fujii Nagoya Grampus 24

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 94.7
  2. Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 91.3
  3. Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 86.7
Full ranking

Creators

  1. Yuki Yamamoto Kawasaki Frontale 91.1
  2. Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 85.7
  3. Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol 76.3
Full ranking

Ball winners

  1. Eduardo JEF United 81.5
  2. João Pedro Kyoto Sanga 76.1
  3. Eiji Miyamoto Fagiano Okayama 72.8
Full ranking

Aerial dominance

  1. Danilo Boza Urawa Reds 97.2
  2. Takashi Kawano JEF United 95.5
  3. Daiki Fukazawa Avispa Fukuoka 95.2
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J1 League players by club

Avispa Fukuoka 32
Cerezo Osaka 22
FC Tokyo 24
Fagiano Okayama 25
Gamba Osaka 30
JEF United 29
Kashima Antlers 22
Kashiwa Reysol 25
Kawasaki Frontale 25
Kyoto Sanga 30
Machida Zelvia 23
Mito Hollyhock 29
Nagoya Grampus 23
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24
Shimizu S-Pulse 26
Tokyo Verdy 29
Urawa Reds 25
V-Varen Nagasaki 27
Vissel Kobe 25
Yokohama F. Marinos 25

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 12 goals. The top three are Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers, 12), Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 8) and Yusuke Segawa (Kashiwa Reysol, 7) goals.

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

The most assists in the 2026/27 J1 League: Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Reds, 6), Masaki Watai (Kashiwa Reysol, 5) and Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo, 4) assists.

Who has the most goal contributions in the J1 League?

Counting goals plus assists: Léo Ceará (Kashima Antlers, 12), Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 12) and Motoki Nagakura (FC Tokyo, 11) 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, 6.8), Akito Suzuki (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 6.1) and Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo, 4.5) 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, 7), Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe, 4) and Kosuke Nakamura (Cerezo Osaka, 4) 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, 3), Erison (JEF United, 6) and Lucão (Fagiano Okayama, 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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