J1 League Top scorers - Japan 2025

Below you find the top goal scorers list for the current season 2025 in the J1 League football league in Japan. Highest goal scorer right now is Leo Ceara, with 11 scored goals. The most assists at the moment have been provided by Lucas Fernandes. You can also see all hat-tricks scored so far this season.

J1 League best goal scorers 2025

This is the current top scorer list for the J1 League, showing the 39 highest goal scorers right now.

# Player, Team Nationality Age % team's goals GoalsGoals
1. Leo Ceara
Kashima Antlers
Brazil
30 34.4%
11
2. Rafael Ratão
Cerezo Osaka
Brazil
29 26.5%
9
3. Koya Kitagawa
Shimizu S-Pulse
Japan 28 29.6%
8
  Rafael Elias
Kyoto Sanga
Brazil
26 22.2%
8
5. Sho Inagaki
Nagoya Grampus
Japan 33 25.0%
7
  Taisei Miyashiro
Vissel Kobe
Japan 25 25.9%
7
  Yuma Suzuki
Kashima Antlers
Japan 29 21.9%
7
8. Masaya Okugawa
Kyoto Sanga
Japan 29 16.7%
6
  Motoki Hasegawa
Albirex Niigata
Japan 26 26.1%
6
  Ryoma Watanabe
Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan 28 23.1%
6
  Takuma Nishimura
FC Machida Zelvia
Japan 28 20.0%
6
  Yuki Soma
FC Machida Zelvia
Japan 28 20.0%
6
13. Daiya Tono
Yokohama F. Marinos
Japan 26 26.3%
5
  Erik
Vissel Kobe
Brazil
30 18.5%
5
  Erison
Kawasaki Frontale
Brazil
26 14.3%
5
  Issam Jebali
Gamba Osaka
Tunisia
Tunisia
33 19.2%
5
  Kosuke Kinoshita
Kashiwa Reysol/​Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan 30 -
5
  Mateus
Nagoya Grampus
Brazil
30 17.9%
5
  Ryoya Yamashita
Gamba Osaka
Japan 27 19.2%
5
  Yuki Kakita
Kashiwa Reysol
Japan 27 16.7%
5
21. Kai Matsuzaki
Shimizu S-Pulse
Japan 27 14.8%
4
  Ken Yamura
Albirex Niigata
Japan 28 17.4%
4
  Lukian
Shonan Bellmare/​Yokohama FC
Brazil
33 -
4
  Mao Hosoya
Kashiwa Reysol
Japan 23 13.3%
4
  Marcelo Ryan
FC Tokyo
Brazil
23 16.7%
4
  Marcinho
Kawasaki Frontale
Brazil
30 11.4%
4
  Motohiko Nakajima
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 26 11.8%
4
  Ryo Germain
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan 30 15.4%
4
  Ryunosuke Sato
Fagiano Okayama
Japan 18 21.1%
4
  Sota Kawasaki
Kyoto Sanga
Japan 23 11.1%
4
  Sota Kitano
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 20 11.8%
4
  Takashi Usami
Gamba Osaka
Japan 33 15.4%
4
  Takaya Kimura
Fagiano Okayama
Japan 26 21.1%
4
  Tomoya Ando
Avispa Fukuoka
Japan 26 21.1%
4
  Tomoya Miki
Avispa Fukuoka
Japan 27 21.1%
4
  Yan Matheus
Yokohama F. Marinos
Brazil
26 21.1%
4
  Yasuto Wakizaka
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 30 11.4%
4
  Yoshio Koizumi
Kashiwa Reysol
Japan 28 13.3%
4
  Yuya Osako
Vissel Kobe
Japan 35 14.8%
4
Last updated: Sunday 29 June 12:30

Most assists in the J1 League 2025

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. Lucas Fernandes
Cerezo Osaka
Brazil
31
14
2. Taichi Hara
Kyoto Sanga
Japan 26
6
  Juan Alano
Gamba Osaka
Brazil
28
6
  Sota Nakamura
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan 22
6
5. Sota Miura
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 24
5
  Tsukasa Morishima
Nagoya Grampus
Japan 28
5
  Tomoya Koyamatsu
Kashiwa Reysol
Japan 30
5
  Yuki Soma
FC Machida Zelvia
Japan 28
5
9. Koki Anzai
Kashima Antlers
Japan 30
4
  Hidehiro Sugai
Kyoto Sanga
Japan 26
4
  Sota Kitano
Cerezo Osaka
Japan 20
4
  Ryo Tabei
Fagiano Okayama
Japan 26
4
  Rafael Elias
Kyoto Sanga
Brazil
26
4
  Tojiro Kubo
Kashiwa Reysol
Japan 26
4
  Yasuto Wakizaka
Kawasaki Frontale
Japan 30
4
  Matheus Sávio
Urawa Red Diamonds
Brazil
28
4

Scored hat-tricks in J1 League, season 2025

Totally there are 2 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
Rafael Elias
Kyoto Sanga
Kashima Antlers - Kyoto Sanga 3-4
Sun 6 april 2025
3
80', 82', 90+5'
Leo Ceara
Kashima Antlers
Kashiwa Reysol - Kashima Antlers 1-3
Sat 8 march 2025
3
26', 50', 62'

This J1 League season started 14 February 2025 and the last round of matches is planned to be played 6 December 2025. More information and the winning top scorers in J1 League between the seasons 2000-2024 here.