J1 League top scorers - Japan 2026

The leading goalscorers in J1 League in the 2026 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.

Quick overview

Top scorer list winner: Leo Ceara, Kashima Antlers and Yuya Yamagishi, Nagoya Grampus - 10 goals
Most assists: Shunki Higashi, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Katsuhiro Nakayama, Nagoya Grampus - 7 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 3

J1 League has a break between two seasons right now.

J1 League best goalscorers 2026

Below is the final top scorer list for the J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League) 2026, including the 35 players who scored the most goals during the season. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	34.5%	155	10
	Yuya Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	32.3%	114	10
3.	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	32.1%	144	9
4.	Deniz Hümmet Gamba Osaka	Sweden	29	30.8%	146	8
	Yudai Kimura Nagoya Grampus	Japan	25	25.8%	178	8
6.	Erik FC Machida Zelvia	Brazil	31	30.4%	142	7
	Erison Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	27	30.4%	117	7
	Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse	South Korea	27	36.8%	207	7
9.	Harumi Minamino Gamba Osaka	Japan	22	23.1%	107	6
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	30.0%	196	6
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	24	23.1%	179	6
	Thiago Andrade Cerezo Osaka	Brazil	25	23.1%	186	6
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	30.0%	161	6
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	20.7%	257	6
15.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	22	17.2%	224	5
	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	24	17.9%	288	5
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	23	17.9%	224	5
	Marco Túlio Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	28	26.3%	219	5
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	26.3%	183	5
	Ryunosuke Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	19	17.9%	225	5
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	21.7%	295	5
22.	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	30	21.1%	290	4
	Itsuki Someno Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	21.1%	331	4
	Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	34	14.3%	230	4
	Léo Gaúcho Fagiano Okayama	Brazil	24	16.7%	0	4
	Ren Komatsu Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	14.8%	191	4
	Renji Hidano Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	16.0%	178	4
	Sei Muroya FC Tokyo	Japan	32	14.3%	400	4
	Shosei Usui Avispa Fukuoka	Japan	24	23.5%	240	4
	Shunta Tanaka Cerezo Osaka	Japan	28	15.4%	385	4
	Taiju Yoshida Tokyo Verdy	Japan	26	21.1%	129	4
	Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe	Japan	33	14.8%	271	4
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	17.4%	199	4
	Yumeki Yokoyama Cerezo Osaka	Japan	20	15.4%	191	4
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	19.0%	201	4

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

Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. 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

This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League) during the 2026 season.

#	Player, team	Nationality	Age	Assists
1.	Shunki Higashi Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	25	7
	Katsuhiro Nakayama Nagoya Grampus	Japan	29	7
3.	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
	Motohiko Nakajima Cerezo Osaka	Japan	27	4
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	29	4
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	4
	Jun Amano Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	34	4

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2026

In total there were 3 scored hat-tricks during the season 2026 in J1 League, Japan. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team	Match	GoalsGoals
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'

The first game in J1 League (J1 100 Year Vision League) the season 2026 was played 6 February 2026, and the season ended 24 May 2026.

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