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 - 11 goals
Most assists: Takuro Kaneko, Urawa Red Diamonds and Masaki Watai, Kashiwa Reysol - 5 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 3
Last updated: Sunday 11 October 10:46 CET

J1 League best goalscorers 2026/2027

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League, showing the 27 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 11 Oct 10:46 CET

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	57.9%	62	11
2.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	31.8%	115	7
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	33.3%	47	7
4.	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	46.2%	126	6
	Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	31	35.3%	92	6
	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	27	35.3%	109	6
7.	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	31	41.7%	111	5
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	45.5%	146	5
9.	Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers	Serbia	32	21.1%	76	4
	Harumi Minamino Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	25.0%	94	4
	Matheus Sávio Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	29	25.0%	133	4
	Soma Anzai FC Tokyo	Japan	24	23.5%	122	4
13.	Kazuki Tanaka JEF United Chiba	Japan	26	37.5%	102	3
	Koki Ogawa FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	13.6%	131	3
	Kota Kawano Fagiano Okayama	Japan	23	25.0%	81	3
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	24	17.6%	197	3
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	27.3%	118	3
	Sébastien Haller Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Ivory Coast	32	13.6%	134	3
	Shu Morooka Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	25	27.3%	231	3
	Shun Ayukawa Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	25	13.6%	111	3
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	25	42.9%	205	3
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	27.3%	212	3
	Tojiro Kubo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	14.3%	247	3
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	17.6%	267	3
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	14.3%	249	3
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	13.6%	265	3
	Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe	Japan	36	21.4%	175	3

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

Data last updated: Sunday 11 October 10:46 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	5
	Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	5
3.	Kosuke Matsumura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	22	3
	Nobuteru Nakagawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	24	3
	Tomoya Fujii Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan	27	3
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	3
	Lucão Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	31	3
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	3
	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	27	3
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	3
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	3
	Mutsuki Kato Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	29	3
	Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	30	3
	Derik Lacerda Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	27	3
	Haruka Motoyama Fagiano Okayama	Japan	27	3
	Hotaru Yamaguchi V-Varen Nagasaki	Japan	36	3
	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	3

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