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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 8 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 524 players 20 clubs 311 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 70 10
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8 6.3 1 122 11
3 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 7 3.9 0 57 11
3 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 7 3.7 0 102 11
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 7 4.3 0 119 11
6 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 6 4.5 1 116 9
6 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4.2 1 156 11
8 Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers 5 3.0 1 80 11
8 Takuma Nishimura Machida Zelvia 5 3.0 0 101 11
8 Arata Watanabe Mito Hollyhock 5 1.9 1 112 8
8 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 5 3.9 0 147 9
12 Kenshin Yasuda V-Varen Nagasaki 4 2.2 0 51 6
12 Harumi Minamino Urawa Reds 4 1.5 0 94 9
12 Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki 4 2.6 1 134 8
12 Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 4 4.7 0 140 8
12 Soma Anzai FC Tokyo 4 3.2 0 165 10
12 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 4 3.3 0 175 10
12 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 4 5.2 1 187 11
12 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 4 3.3 0 231 11
20 Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama 3 1.5 0 86 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 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 6 31 7 10
2 Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol 5 12 2 5
3 Lucão Fagiano Okayama 4 10 2 10
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 4 15 3 11
3 Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 4 15 5 11
3 Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 39 5 11
3 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 4 25 7 11
3 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 20 2 11
9 Haruka Motoyama Fagiano Okayama 3 4 2 4
9 Derik Lacerda Kawasaki Frontale 3 4 3 7
9 Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Reds 3 7 4 8
9 Tomoya Fujii Shimizu S-Pulse 3 12 3 11
9 Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos 3 9 1 10
9 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 11 3 11
9 Ryoya Yamashita Gamba Osaka 3 16 5 8

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 1.29 10
1 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 12 8 4 1.11 11
3 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 11 7 4 1.19 11
4 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 9 7 2 2.04 11
4 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 9 7 2 1.13 11
6 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 8 5 3 0.98 9
6 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 8 2 6 0.81 10
8 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 7 4 3 0.68 11
8 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 7 6 1 0.67 11
8 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 7 3 4 0.66 11
11 Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers 6 5 1 1.34 11
11 Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki 6 4 2 1.01 8
11 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 6 6 0 0.78 9
11 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 3 0.76 11
11 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 6 4 2 0.72 11

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 0.73 10
2 Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6.3 8 +1.7 0.58 11
3 Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo 5.2 4 -1.2 0.63 11
4 Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 4.7 4 -0.7 0.75 8
5 Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe 4.5 6 +1.5 0.58 9
6 Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo 4.3 7 +2.7 0.47 11
7 Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos 4.2 6 +1.8 0.40 11
8 Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol 3.9 7 +3.1 0.88 11
8 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 3.9 5 +1.1 0.48 9
10 Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.8 3 -0.8 0.48 11
11 Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 3.7 7 +3.3 0.46 11
12 Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3.6 3 -0.6 0.76 8
13 Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki 3.4 3 -0.4 0.48 9
13 Se-hun Oh Shimizu S-Pulse 3.4 2 -1.4 0.47 10
15 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 3.3 4 +0.7 0.42 10

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 8 11 17 11
2 Shuichi Gonda Vissel Kobe 4 8 18 8
2 Kosei Tani Machida Zelvia 4 11 27 11
2 Kosuke Nakamura Cerezo Osaka 4 11 27 11
5 Keisuke Osako Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 5 7 5
5 Hiroki Iikura Yokohama F. Marinos 3 6 13 6
5 Issei Ouchi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 6 14 6
5 Lennart Moser Fagiano Okayama 3 10 21 10
5 Tomoki Hayakawa Kashima Antlers 3 11 27 11
10 Rubén Blanco Yokohama F. Marinos 2 4 11 4

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 18 10
1 Erison JEF United 6 0 14 9
3 Lucão Fagiano Okayama 2 1 16 10
3 Ayumu Ohata Cerezo Osaka 2 1 14 10
3 Oberdan Fagiano Okayama 2 1 11 10
3 Takahiro Ko FC Tokyo 2 1 11 10
3 Taishi Semba Mito Hollyhock 2 1 6 10
3 Tomoya Miki Avispa Fukuoka 2 1 12 10
3 Takahiro Akimoto Machida Zelvia 2 1 15 10
10 Kai Matsuzaki Shimizu S-Pulse 1 1 7 7
10 Kokoro Maeda Avispa Fukuoka 4 0 12 9
10 Sébastien Haller Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 1 9 9
10 Takeru Kishimoto Gamba Osaka 1 1 8 9
10 Matheus Savio Urawa Reds 1 1 5 10
10 Jackson Irvine Cerezo Osaka 4 0 9 9

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 45 19
3 Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga 40 15
4 Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki 34 12
5 Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale 33 17

Most key passes

Most key passes
# Player Key passes
1 Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 39
2 Takuro Kaneko Urawa Reds 31
3 Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol 25
3 Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 25
5 Katsuhiro Nakayama Nagoya Grampus 23

Most tackles

Most tackles
# Player Tackles
1 Kei Chinen Yokohama F. Marinos 29
2 João Pedro Kyoto Sanga 28
2 Yosuke Ideguchi Vissel Kobe 28
4 Mateus Brunetti Shimizu S-Pulse 25
5 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. Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale 92.0
  2. Léo Ceará Kashima Antlers 90.9
  3. Koki Ogawa Machida Zelvia 88.4
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Creators

  1. Yuki Yamamoto Kawasaki Frontale 89.9
  2. Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos 87.9
  3. Yuki Soma Machida Zelvia 78.8
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Ball winners

  1. Eduardo JEF United 83.0
  2. João Pedro Kyoto Sanga 78.5
  3. Neta Lavi Machida Zelvia 71.0
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Aerial dominance

  1. Danilo Boza Urawa Reds 97.2
  2. Diego Vissel Kobe 96.7
  3. Takashi Kawano JEF United 95.5
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J1 League players by club

Avispa Fukuoka 32
Cerezo Osaka 23
FC Tokyo 24
Fagiano Okayama 26
Gamba Osaka 30
JEF United 29
Kashima Antlers 22
Kashiwa Reysol 25
Kawasaki Frontale 26
Kyoto Sanga 30
Machida Zelvia 23
Mito Hollyhock 30
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 Lucão (Fagiano Okayama, 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, 6.3) and Marcelo Ryan (FC Tokyo, 5.2) 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, 8), Shuichi Gonda (Vissel Kobe, 4) and Kosei Tani (Machida Zelvia, 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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