J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2021

The winning top scorer in J1 League, Japan during the season 2021 was Leandro Damiao with 23 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. The most assists this season have been made by Miki Yamane. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2021

Below is the final top scorer list for the J1 League 2021, including the 33 players who scored the most goals during the season.

# Player, Team Nationality Age % team's goals GoalsGoals
1. Leandro Damiao
Kawasaki Frontale
Brazil
32 28.4%
23
2. Daizen Maeda
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 24 26.8%
22
3. Kyogo Furuhashi
Vissel Kobe
Japan 26 24.2%
15
4. Ayase Ueda
Kashima Antlers
Japan 23 22.6%
14
5. Diego Oliveira
FC Tokyo
Brazil
31 26.5%
13
  Patric
Gamba Osaka
Brazil
34 39.4%
13
7. Ado Onaiwu
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 26 14.6%
12
  Anderson Lopes
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Brazil
28 25.0%
12
  Thiago Santana
Shimizu S-Pulse
Brazil
28 32.4%
12
10. Leo Ceara
Yokohama F. Marinos
Brazil
26 12.2%
10
  Marcos Junior
Yokohama F. Marinos
Brazil
28 12.2%
10
  Ryotaro Araki
Kashima Antlers
Japan 19 16.1%
10
  Yu Kobayashi
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 34 12.3%
10
14. Adaílton
FC Tokyo
Brazil
30 18.4%
9
  Kasper Junker
Urawa Red Diamonds
Denmark
27 20.0%
9
  Keita Yamashita
Sagan Tosu
Japan 25 20.9%
9
17. Akihiro Ienaga
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 35 9.9%
8
  Kaoru Mitoma
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 24 9.9%
8
  Noriyoshi Sakai
Sagan Tosu
Japan 29 18.6%
8
  Yamato Machida
Oita Trinita
Japan 31 25.8%
8
  Yuki Kakita
Tokushima
Japan 24 23.5%
8
22. Ataru Esaka
Kashiwa Reysol/​Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan 29 -
7
  Cristiano
Kashiwa Reysol
Brazil
34 18.9%
7
  Douglas
Vissel Kobe
Brazil
33 11.3%
7
  Jakub Swierczok
Nagoya Grampus
Poland
28 15.9%
7
  Junior Santos
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Brazil
27 15.9%
7
  Leandro
FC Tokyo
Brazil
28 14.3%
7
  Mateus
Nagoya Grampus
Brazil
27 15.9%
7
  Mutsuki Kato
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 24 14.9%
7
  Sho Inagaki
Nagoya Grampus
Japan 29 15.9%
7
  Taisei Miyashiro
Tokushima
Japan 21 20.6%
7
  Takuro Kaneko
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Japan 24 14.6%
7
  Tsuyoshi Ogashiwa
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Japan 23 14.6%
7
The age of the players is when the season ended at 4 December 2021

Most assists in the J1 League 2021

This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the J1 League during the 2021 season.

# Player, team Nationality Age Assists
1. Miki Yamane
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 27
11
2. Leandro Damiao
Kawasaki Frontale
Brazil
32
9
  Kota Mizunuma
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 31
9
4. Yuki Soma
Nagoya Grampus
Japan 24
7
  Hokuto Shimoda
Oita Trinita
Japan 30
7
  Tatsuki Seko
Yokohama FC
Japan 23
7
  Teruhito Nakagawa
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 29
7
  Ryotaro Araki
Kashima Antlers
Japan 19
7
  Yoshinori Muto
Vissel Kobe
Japan 29
7
10. Yuta Higuchi
Sagan Tosu
Japan 25
6
  Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 25
6
  Chanathip Songkrasin
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Thailand
Thailand
28
6
  Elber
Yokohama F. Marinos
Brazil
29
6
  Leo Ceara
Yokohama F. Marinos
Brazil
26
6
  Yusuke Maruhashi
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 31
6
  Ryo Hatsuse
Vissel Kobe
Japan 24
6

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 GoalsGoals
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
30', 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+8', 46'

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 2000-2024 here.