J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2021

The winning top scorers in J1 League, Japan during the season 2021 were Daizen Maeda and Leandro Damiao with 23 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2021

Season:
# Player Team Age Nationality % team's goals Goals
1. Daizen Maeda Yokohama F. Marinos 24 Japan 28.0%
23
  Leandro Damiao Kawasaki Frontale 32 Brazil 28.4%
23
3. Kyogo Furuhashi Vissel Kobe 26 Japan 24.2%
15
4. Ayase Ueda Kashima Antlers 23 Japan 22.6%
14
5. Diego Oliveira FC Tokyo 31 Brazil 26.5%
13
  Patric Gamba Osaka 34 Brazil 39.4%
13
  Thiago Santana Shimizu S-Pulse 28 Brazil 35.1%
13
8. Ado Onaiwu Yokohama F. Marinos 26 Japan 14.6%
12
  Anderson Lopes Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 28 Brazil 25.0%
12
10. Leo Ceara Yokohama F. Marinos 26 Brazil 12.2%
10
  Ryotaro Araki Kashima Antlers 19 Japan 16.1%
10
  Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale 34 Japan 12.3%
10
13. Adaílton FC Tokyo 30 Brazil 18.4%
9
  Kasper Junker Urawa Red Diamonds 27 Denmark 20.0%
9
  Keita Yamashita Sagan Tosu 25 Japan 20.9%
9
  Marcos Junior Yokohama F. Marinos 28 Brazil 11.0%
9
17. Akihiro Ienaga Kawasaki Frontale 35 Japan 9.9%
8
  Kaoru Mitoma Kawasaki Frontale 24 Japan 9.9%
8
  Sho Inagaki Nagoya Grampus 29 Japan 18.2%
8
  Yuki Kakita Tokushima 24 Japan 23.5%
8
The age of the players is when the season ended at 4 December 2021

26 February 2021 was the starting date for the J1 League season 2021, and the final games were played 4 December 2021. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2023 here.

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2021

In total there were 9 scored hat-tricks during the season 2021 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 Goals
Patric
Gamba Osaka
Oita Trinita - Gamba Osaka 2-3
Sun 7 november 2021
3
29', 53', 84'
Daizen Maeda
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos - FC Tokyo 8-0
Sat 6 november 2021
3
10', 41', 48'
Douglas Vieira
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Kashiwa Reysol - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-3
Sat 18 september 2021
3
31', 54', 60'
Leo Ceara
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos - Vegalta Sendai 5-0
Sat 21 august 2021
3
25', 62', 70'
Daizen Maeda
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos - Oita Trinita 5-1
Sun 15 august 2021
3
30', 75', 83'
Kyogo Furuhashi
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe - Yokohama FC 5-0
Wed 23 june 2021
3
31', 34', 62'
Shoma Doi
Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers - Yokohama F. Marinos 5-3
Sat 15 may 2021
3
40', 46', 53'
Ado Onaiwu
Yokohama F. Marinos
FC Tokyo - Yokohama F. Marinos 0-3
Sat 1 may 2021
3
8', 52', 61'
Anderson Lopes
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo - Vissel Kobe 3-4
Sat 20 march 2021
3
45', 45', 46'

League table J1 League 2021

# Team Matches WinsW DrawsD LossesL Goals Points
1. Kawasaki Frontale 38 28 8 2 81-28 92
2. Yokohama F. Marinos 38 24 7 7 82-35 79
3. Vissel Kobe 38 21 10 7 62-36 73
4. Kashima Antlers 38 21 6 11 62-36 69
5. Nagoya Grampus 38 19 9 10 44-30 66
6. Urawa Red Diamonds 38 18 9 11 45-38 63
7. Sagan Tosu 38 16 11 11 43-35 59
8. Avispa Fukuoka 38 14 12 12 42-37 54
9. FC Tokyo 38 15 8 15 49-53 53
10. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 38 14 9 15 48-50 51
11. Sanfrecce Hiroshima 38 12 13 13 44-42 49
12. Cerezo Osaka 38 13 9 16 47-51 48
13. Gamba Osaka 38 12 8 18 33-49 44
14. Shimizu S-Pulse 38 10 12 16 37-54 42
15. Kashiwa Reysol 38 12 5 21 37-56 41
16. Shonan Bellmare 38 7 16 15 36-41 37
17. Tokushima 38 10 6 22 34-55 36
18. Oita Trinita 38 9 8 21 31-55 35
19. Vegalta Sendai 38 5 13 20 31-62 28
20. Yokohama FC 38 6 9 23 32-77 27