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Top scorer history J1 League, Japan

Here you will find all the history of winning top scorers in J1 League, Japan between the seasons 2000-2024. Yoshito Okubo have scored most goals ever in J1 League, in total 179 goals.

J1 League is sometimes also called J1, Meiji Yasuda J1 League or Nihon Puro Sakka Rigu. In the past, J1 League have had the name J.League Division 1.

For the current season 2025 the leading top scorer right now is Leo Ceara - see the full top scorer list for the ongoing season here.

Top scorer winners the seasons 2000-2024

Season	Player, team	Goals
2024	Anderson Lopes - Yokohama F. Marinos	24
2023	Anderson Lopes - Yokohama F. Marinos Yuya Osako - Vissel Kobe	22
2022	Thiago Santana - Shimizu S-Pulse	14
2021	Daizen Maeda - Yokohama F. Marinos Leandro Damiao - Kawasaki Frontale	23
2020	Michael Olunga - Kashiwa Reysol	28
2019	Marcos Junior - Yokohama F. Marinos Teruhito Nakagawa - Yokohama F. Marinos	15
2018	Jô - Nagoya Grampus	24
2017	Yu Kobayashi - Kawasaki Frontale	23
2016	Leandro - Vissel Kobe Peter Utaka - Sanfrecce Hiroshima	19
2015	Yoshito Okubo - Kawasaki Frontale	23
2014	Yoshito Okubo - Kawasaki Frontale	18
2013	Yoshito Okubo - Kawasaki Frontale	26
2012	Hisato Sato - Sanfrecce Hiroshima	22
2011	Joshua Kennedy - Nagoya Grampus	19
2010	Joshua Kennedy - Nagoya Grampus Ryoichi Maeda - Júbilo Iwata	17
2009	Ryoichi Maeda - Júbilo Iwata	20
2008	Marquinhos - Kashima Antlers	21
2007	Juninho - Kawasaki Frontale	22
2006	Magno Alves - Gamba Osaka Washington - Urawa Red Diamonds	26
2005	Araújo - Gamba Osaka	33
2004	Emerson Sheik - Urawa Red Diamonds	27
2003	Ueslei - Nagoya Grampus	22
2002	Naohiro Takahara - Júbilo Iwata	26
2001	Will - Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	24
2000	Masashi Nakayama - Júbilo Iwata	20