J1 League top scorers - Japan 2026

The top goalscorers in J1 League right now, as well as the most assists and all hat-tricks during the season so far.

Current overview

Top scorer list leader: Leo Ceara, Kashima Antlers - 10 goals
Most assists: Katsuhiro Nakayama, Nagoya Grampus - 7 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 2
Last updated: Sunday 17 May 14:08 CET

J1 League best goalscorers 2026

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League), showing the 33 highest goalscorers right now. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.

Last updated: Sun 17 May 14:08 CET

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	35.7%	149	10
2.	Yuya Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	31.0%	116	9
3.	Deniz Hümmet Gamba Osaka	Sweden	29	33.3%	135	8
	Yudai Kimura Nagoya Grampus	Japan	25	27.6%	167	8
5.	Erison Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	27	35.0%	117	7
	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	31.8%	172	7
	Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse	South Korea	27	38.9%	194	7
8.	Erik FC Machida Zelvia	Brazil	31	27.3%	157	6
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	30.0%	181	6
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	24	26.1%	174	6
	Thiago Andrade Cerezo Osaka	Brazil	25	26.1%	175	6
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	30.0%	146	6
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	21.4%	242	6
14.	Harumi Minamino Gamba Osaka	Japan	22	20.8%	122	5
	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	24	17.9%	272	5
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	23	17.9%	208	5
	Marco Túlio Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	28	27.8%	219	5
	Ryunosuke Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	19	17.9%	210	5
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	25.0%	279	5
20.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	22	16.0%	262	4
	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	30	22.2%	270	4
	Itsuki Someno Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	21.1%	309	4
	Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	34	18.2%	210	4
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	22.2%	206	4
	Ren Komatsu Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	15.4%	188	4
	Renji Hidano Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	16.0%	173	4
	Sei Muroya FC Tokyo	Japan	32	14.3%	378	4
	Shosei Usui Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	23.5%	219	4
	Shunta Tanaka Cerezo Osaka	Japan	28	17.4%	362	4
	Taiju Yoshida Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	21.1%	129	4
	Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe	Japan	33	15.4%	250	4
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	18.2%	190	4
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	23.5%	194	4

TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.

Data last updated: Sunday 17 May 14:08 CET
Sources: Current season statistics are kept as close to real time as possible using data from our providers. Read more in our About Us section.
Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.

Most assists in the J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League) 2026

Below you can see the top assists list in the J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League) for the current season, listing the players that have assisted to most goals.

#	Player, team	Nationality	Age	Assists
1.	Katsuhiro Nakayama Nagoya Grampus	Japan	29	7
2.	Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	25	5
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	5
	Masaya Shibayama Cerezo Osaka	Japan	23	5
	Matheus Sávio Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	29	5
6.	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	23	4
	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	24	4
	Jordy Croux Yokohama F. Marinos	Belgium	32	4
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	4
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	4

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2026

Totally there are 2 hat-tricks scored this season in J1 League, Japan. Below we are listing all players that have scored 3 or more goals in the one match.

Player, Team	Match	GoalsGoals
Yuya Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus	Nagoya Grampus - Kyoto Sanga 3-0 Sun 10 May 2026	3 9', 29', 90'
Erison Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki Frontale - Kashiwa Reysol 5-3 Sun 8 February 2026	3 6', 11', 25'

This J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League) season started 6 February 2026 and the last round of matches is planned to be played 24 May 2026.

All top scorers in recent seasons Goal progression graph