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: Saturday 31 October 10:34 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: Sat 31 Oct 10:34 CET

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	Min/goal	GoalsGoals
1.	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	41.4%	75	12
2.	Akito Suzuki Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	23	28.1%	125	9
3.	Marcinho Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	31	32.0%	98	8
4.	Aleksandar Cavric Kashima Antlers	Serbia	32	24.1%	71	7
	Motoki Nagakura FC Tokyo	Japan	27	22.6%	143	7
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	27	41.2%	118	7
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	24.1%	61	7
8.	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	37.5%	171	6
	Yuya Osako Vissel Kobe	Japan	36	28.6%	140	6
10.	Arata Watanabe Mito HollyHock	Japan	31	41.7%	111	5
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	24	16.1%	154	5
	Matheus Sávio Urawa Red Diamonds	Brazil	29	23.8%	170	5
	Soma Anzai FC Tokyo	Japan	24	16.1%	167	5
	Takuma Nishimura FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	30	16.7%	115	5
15.	Dani Gomez FC Tokyo	Spain	28	12.9%	20	4
	Haruki Arai Kyoto Sanga	Japan	28	23.5%	260	4
	Harumi Minamino Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	19.0%	106	4
	Issam Jebali Gamba Osaka	Tunisia	34	28.6%	173	4
	Keita Endo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	28	13.8%	213	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	30.8%	180	4
	Teruhito Nakagawa FC Tokyo	Japan	34	12.9%	60	4
	Tojiro Kubo Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	13.8%	248	4
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	31	16.0%	253	4
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	13.8%	265	4

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

Data last updated: Saturday 31 October 10:34 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.	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	30	5
	Yoshio Koizumi Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	30	5
	Masaki Watai Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	27	5
5.	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

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.

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