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 - 8 goals
Most assists: Takuro Kaneko, Urawa Red Diamonds - 4 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 3
Last updated: Saturday 12 September 14:38 CET

J1 League best goalscorers 2026/2027

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League, showing the 41 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: Sat 12 Sep 14:38 CET

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	57.1%	64	8
2.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	46.2%	104	6
	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	60.0%	97	6
4.	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	31	45.5%	98	5
	Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	31	38.5%	83	5
	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	26	45.5%	107	5
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	55.6%	124	5
8.	Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers	Serbia	32	28.6%	56	4
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	30.8%	67	4
10.	Kazuki Tanaka JEF United Chiba	Japan	26	60.0%	99	3
	Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama	Japan	23	37.5%	48	3
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	24	27.3%	148	3
	Sébastien Haller Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ivory Coast	32	23.1%	119	3
	Shu Morooka Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	25	33.3%	171	3
	Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	24	23.1%	55	3
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	25	60.0%	177	3
	Soma Anzai FC Tokyo	Japan	23	27.3%	103	3
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	42.9%	163	3
	Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe	Japan	36	27.3%	116	3
20.	Deniz Hümmet Gamba Osaka	Sweden	29	25.0%	230	2
	Harumi Minamino Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	16.7%	97	2
	Hotaka Nakamura FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	11.1%	253	2
	Issam Jebali Gamba Osaka	Tunisia	34	25.0%	187	2
	Katsuya Nagato Vissel Kobe	Japan	31	18.2%	286	2
	Koki Ogawa FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	11.1%	107	2
	Lazar Romanic Kawasaki Frontale	Serbia	28	15.4%	99	2
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	28.6%	94	2
	Matheus Sávio Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	29	16.7%	149	2
	Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	15.4%	96	2
	Ryuma Nakano Kyoto Sanga	Japan	23	22.2%	208	2
	Shin Miidera Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	16	20.0%	167	2
	Shuto Nakano Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	26	15.4%	315	2
	Takuma Nishimura FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	11.1%	159	2
	Tenmu Matsumoto V-Varen Nagasaki	Japan	23	28.6%	48	2
	Tete Yengi FC Machida Zelvia	Australia	23	11.1%	231	2
	Tojiro Kubo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	15.4%	283	2
	Yasuki Kimoto Mito HollyHock	Japan	33	18.2%	299	2
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	15.4%	315	2
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	29	15.4%	283	2
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	11.1%	308	2
	Yuta Goke Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	18.2%	257	2

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

Data last updated: Saturday 12 September 14:38 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	4
2.	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	3
	Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	3
	Lucão Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	30	3
	Nobuteru Nakagawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	3
	Derik Lacerda Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	26	3
	Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	29	3
	Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	3
9.	Haruka Motoyama Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	2
	Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	35	2
	Yoshiki Torikai Mito HollyHock	Japan	28	2
	Yuta Nakayama FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	2
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	2
	Shinji Kagawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	37	2
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	2
	Mitchell Duke FC Machida Zelvia	Australia	35	2
	Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	22	2
	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	25	2
	Ryoya Yamashita Gamba Osaka	Japan	28	2
	Hotaru Yamaguchi V-Varen Nagasaki	Japan	35	2
	Daiki Fukazawa Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	28	2
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	2
	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	2
	Yan Matheus Kashima Antlers	Brazil	28	2
	Yu Funabashi Mito HollyHock	Japan	24	2
	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	26	2
	Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	26	2
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	24	2
	Taishi Semba Mito HollyHock	Japan	27	2
	Teruhito Nakagawa FC Tokyo	Japan	34	2

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

Totally there are 3 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
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