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 and Yuya Yamagishi, Nagoya Grampus - 10 goals
Most assists: Katsuhiro Nakayama, Nagoya Grampus and Shunki Higashi, Sanfrecce Hiroshima - 7 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 4
Last updated: Saturday 30 May 14:36 CET

J1 League best goalscorers 2026

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League), showing the 39 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 30 May 14:36 CET

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	32.3%	164	10
	Yuya Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	30.3%	121	10
3.	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	32.1%	144	9
	Yudai Kimura Nagoya Grampus	Japan	25	27.3%	169	9
5.	Deniz Hümmet Gamba Osaka	Sweden	29	25.8%	157	8
	Erik FC Machida Zelvia	Brazil	31	28.6%	135	8
7.	Erison Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	27	26.9%	117	7
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	33.3%	180	7
	Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse	South Korea	27	30.4%	207	7
10.	Harumi Minamino Gamba Osaka	Japan	22	19.4%	120	6
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	23	18.8%	197	6
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	27.3%	168	6
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	24	20.0%	188	6
	Thiago Andrade Cerezo Osaka	Brazil	25	20.0%	192	6
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	28.6%	161	6
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	19.4%	271	6
17.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	22	16.1%	237	5
	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	24	15.6%	306	5
	Marco Túlio Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	28	22.7%	219	5
	Ren Komatsu Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	17.2%	156	5
	Ryunosuke Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	19	15.6%	243	5
	Shosei Usui Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	23.8%	210	5
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	19.2%	313	5
24.	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	30	17.4%	290	4
	Hiroto Goya JEF United Chiba	Japan	32	22.2%	208	4
	Itsuki Someno Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	18.2%	354	4
	Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	34	14.3%	230	4
	Léo Gaúcho Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	24	15.4%	0	4
	Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	28	12.9%	16	4
	Renji Hidano Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	16.0%	178	4
	Sei Muroya FC Tokyo	Japan	32	12.5%	422	4
	Shunta Tanaka Cerezo Osaka	Japan	29	13.3%	407	4
	Sota Nakamura Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	12.9%	226	4
	Taiju Yoshida Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	18.2%	129	4
	Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe	Japan	33	13.8%	292	4
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	14.3%	220	4
	Yumeki Yokoyama Cerezo Osaka	Japan	20	13.3%	209	4
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	18.2%	214	4
	Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe	Japan	36	13.8%	212	4

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

Data last updated: Saturday 30 May 14:36 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
	Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	25	7
3.	Matheus Sávio Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	29	5
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	5
	Masaya Shibayama Cerezo Osaka	Japan	23	5
6.	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	24	4
	Fuchi Honda Kyoto Sanga	Japan	25	4
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	4
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	4
	Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	34	4
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	23	4
	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	22	4
	Jordy Croux Yokohama F. Marinos	Belgium	32	4
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	29	4
	Motohiko Nakajima Cerezo Osaka	Japan	27	4

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2026

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
Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe	Vissel Kobe - Kashima Antlers 5-0 Sat 30 May 2026	3 28', 50', 90+4'
Kyosuke Mochiyama Kawasaki Frontale	Mito HollyHock - Kawasaki Frontale 1-3 Sun 24 May 2026	3 58', 78', 85'
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 6 June 2026.

All top scorers in recent seasons Goal progression graph