J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2026

Below you find the top goal scorers list for the current season 2026 in the J1 League football league in Japan. Highest goal scorers right now are Erik together with 3 other players, with 4 scored goals. The most assists at the moment have been provided by Koki Morita and Katsuhiro Nakayama. You can also see all hat-tricks scored so far this season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2026

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League, showing the 33 highest goal scorers right now. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.

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

#	Player, Team	Nationality	Age	% team's goals	GoalsGoals
1.	Erik FC Machida Zelvia	Brazil	31	40.0%	4
	Erison Kawasaki Frontale	Brazil	26	50.0%	4
	Leo Ceara Kashima Antlers	Brazil	31	40.0%	4
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	28	50.0%	4
5.	Chihiro Kato Mito HollyHock	Japan	27	42.9%	3
	Daiya Tono Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	27	42.9%	3
	Deniz Hümmet Gamba Osaka	Sweden	29	42.9%	3
	Itsuki Someno Tokyo Verdy	Japan	24	30.0%	3
	Marco Túlio Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	28	42.9%	3
	Rafael Elias Kyoto Sanga	Brazil	26	42.9%	3
	Renji Hidano Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	22	33.3%	3
	Yuki Soma FC Machida Zelvia	Japan	29	30.0%	3
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	29	30.0%	3
	Yuya Yamagishi Nagoya Grampus	Japan	32	37.5%	3
15.	Daichi Ishikawa JEF United Chiba	Japan	30	50.0%	2
	Kaina Tanimura Yokohama F. Marinos	Japan	28	28.6%	2
	Marcelo Ryan FC Tokyo	Brazil	23	25.0%	2
	Masaya Matsumoto Fagiano Okayama	Japan	31	33.3%	2
	Norman Campbell V-Varen Nagasaki	Jamaica	26	25.0%	2
	Oh Se-hun Shimizu S-Pulse	South Korea	27	40.0%	2
	Ren Komatsu Vissel Kobe	Japan	27	25.0%	2
	Ryo Germain Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Japan	30	22.2%	2
	Ryoma Watanabe Urawa Red Diamonds	Japan	29	22.2%	2
	Sei Muroya FC Tokyo	Japan	31	25.0%	2
	Solomon Sakuragawa Cerezo Osaka	Japan	24	40.0%	2
	Taiju Yoshida Tokyo Verdy	Japan	25	20.0%	2
	Takumi Tsukui JEF United Chiba	Japan	23	50.0%	2
	Thiago Santana V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	33	25.0%	2
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	25.0%	2
	Yoshiki Torikai Mito HollyHock	Japan	27	28.6%	2
	Yoshinori Muto Vissel Kobe	Japan	33	25.0%	2
	Yudai Kimura Nagoya Grampus	Japan	25	25.0%	2
	Yusuke Segawa Kashiwa Reysol	Japan	32	28.6%	2

Last updated: Sunday 15 March 07:42

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

Most assists in the J1 League 2026

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.	Koki Morita Tokyo Verdy	Japan	25	3
	Katsuhiro Nakayama Nagoya Grampus	Japan	29	3
3.	Reiya Sakata Cerezo Osaka	Japan	21	2
	Daiju Sasaki Vissel Kobe	Japan	26	2
	Gaku Shibasaki Kashima Antlers	Japan	33	2
	Matheus Jesus V-Varen Nagasaki	Brazil	28	2
	Yuma Suzuki Kashima Antlers	Japan	29	2
	Yasuto Wakizaka Kawasaki Frontale	Japan	30	2
	Keisuke Tada Mito HollyHock	Japan	23	2
	Marcus Vinícius Nagoya Grampus	Brazil	52	2
	Kento Hashimoto FC Tokyo	Japan	26	2
	Zento Uno Shimizu S-Pulse	Japan	22	2
	Norman Campbell V-Varen Nagasaki	Jamaica	26	2
	Kein Sato FC Tokyo	Japan	24	2
	Yuta Higuchi Kashima Antlers	Japan	29	2

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2026

Totally there is one hat-trick 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
Erison Kawasaki Frontale	Kawasaki Frontale - Kashiwa Reysol 5-3 Sun 8 february 2026	3 6', 11', 25'

This J1 League season started 6 February 2026 and the last round of matches is planned to be played 24 May 2026.

All top scorers in recent seasons Goal progression graph