J1 League top scorers - Japan 2026/2027

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 - 12 goals
Most assists: Takuro Kaneko, Urawa Red Diamonds - 6 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 4
Last updated: Sunday 25 October 09:56 CET

J1 League best goalscorers 2026/2027

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League, showing the 36 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 25 Oct 09:56 CET

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	48.0%	69	12
2.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	27.6%	130	8
	Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	31	32.0%	98	8
4.	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	27	25.9%	130	7
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	28.0%	61	7
6.	Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers	Serbia	32	24.0%	78	6
	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	37.5%	171	6
	Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe	Japan	36	33.3%	126	6
9.	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	31	41.7%	111	5
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	24	18.5%	154	5
	Matheus Sávio Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	29	23.8%	157	5
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	33.3%	150	5
	Soma Anzai FC Tokyo	Japan	24	18.5%	150	5
	Takuma Nishimura FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	30	16.7%	115	5
15.	Haruki Arai Kyoto Sanga	Japan	28	26.7%	237	4
	Harumi Minamino Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	19.0%	94	4
	Issam Jebali Gamba Osaka	Tunisia	34	28.6%	173	4
	Keita Endo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	28	16.0%	201	4
	Kenshin Yasuda V-Varen Nagasaki	Japan	21	26.7%	57	4
	Koki Ogawa FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	13.3%	162	4
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	26.7%	156	4
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	25	33.3%	173	4
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	16.0%	253	4
24.	Hinata Yamauchi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	25	12.0%	191	3
	Kazuki Tanaka JEF United Chiba	Japan	26	25.0%	144	3
	Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama	Japan	23	20.0%	104	3
	Sébastien Haller Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ivory Coast	32	10.3%	181	3
	Shu Morooka Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	25	23.1%	319	3
	Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	25	10.3%	169	3
	Tatsuya Ito Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	29	12.0%	312	3
	Tete Yengi FC Machida Zelvia	Australia	23	10.0%	223	3
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	20.0%	212	3
	Tojiro Kubo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	12.0%	316	3
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	12.0%	324	3
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	10.0%	347	3
	Yuya Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus	Japan	33	21.4%	241	3

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

Data last updated: Sunday 25 October 09:56 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 2026/2027

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

#	Player, team	Nationality	Age	Assists
1.	Takuro Kaneko Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	29	6
2.	Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	5
3.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	4
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	4
	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	27	4
	Lucão Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	31	4
	Nobuteru Nakagawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	4
	Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	22	4
9.	Tomoya Fujii Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan	27	3
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	3
	Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	31	3
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	3
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	3
	Ryoya Yamashita Gamba Osaka	Japan	29	3
	Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	30	3
	Masaru Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	35	3
	Derik Lacerda Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	27	3
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	3
	Haruka Motoyama Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	3
	Hotaru Yamaguchi V-Varen Nagasaki	Japan	36	3
	Tatsuya Ito Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	29	3
	Shuhei Mizoguchi Tokyo Verdy	Japan	22	3
	Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	26	3

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2026/2027

Totally there are 4 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
Takuma Nishimura FC Machida Zelvia	Shimizu S-Pulse - FC Machida Zelvia 0-5 Wed 21 October 2026	3 62', 77', 82'
Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Cerezo Osaka 6-1 Sat 12 September 2026	3 18', 57', 80'
Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama	Fagiano Okayama - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-2 Sun 6 September 2026	3 10', 21', 50'
Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Mito HollyHock - Kashima Antlers 4-2 Wed 2 September 2026	4 8', 21', 48', 55'

This J1 League season started 7 August 2026 and the last round of matches is planned to be played 6 June 2027.

All top scorers in recent seasons Goal progression graph