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Best young Japanese footballers

The ScoutChefAI radar has 155 young Japanese players with at least 90 minutes in the last 12 months, dual nationals included. Of these, 30 play abroad and 124 play in Japan. They play in at least 10 leagues, led by J1 League (124 players), Belgian Pro League (10) and 2. Bundesliga (6). Ranked by ScoutChefAI score, the leaders are Sparta Rotterdam's Shunsuke Mito (80), KVC Westerlo's Shunsuke Saito (80) and Shimizu S-Pulse's Yudai Shimamoto (79).

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Shunsuke Mito illustration 80
Shunsuke Mito
Age 24 · Attacking Midfielder · Sparta Rotterdam
A goal or assist every 137 minutes
30apps
2326mins
9+8G+A
€2Mvalue
Shunsuke Saito illustration 80
Shunsuke Saito
Age 21 · Left Winger · KVC Westerlo
Value up more than 14x in 12 months
21apps
1410mins
6+4G+A
€4Mvalue
Yudai Shimamoto illustration 79
Yudai Shimamoto
Age 19 · Central Midfielder · Shimizu S-Pulse
A goal or assist every 276 minutes
25apps
1653mins
4+2G+A
€350Kvalue
Shingo Nakano illustration 77
Shingo Nakano
Age 21 · Striker · SCR Altach
A goal or assist every 89 minutes
27apps
2303mins
24+2G+A
€225Kvalue
Nelson Ishiwatari illustration 76
Nelson Ishiwatari
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · Sint-Truidense VV
Value up more than 5x in 12 months
31apps
2235mins
2+4G+A
€1.5Mvalue
Akito Suzuki illustration 76
Akito Suzuki
Age 23 · Striker · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
A goal or assist every 102 minutes
42apps
3072mins
19+11G+A
€1.2Mvalue
Yuma Obata illustration 73
Yuma Obata
Age 24 · Goalkeeper · Avispa Fukuoka
0.84 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
16apps
1500mins
16starts
€275Kvalue
Yuto Matsunagane illustration 70
Yuto Matsunagane
Age 22 · Right-Back · Kawasaki Frontale
Started 25 of 25 games
25apps
2237mins
25starts
€300Kvalue
Yumeki Yokoyama illustration 70
Yumeki Yokoyama
Age 21 · Attacking Midfielder · Cerezo Osaka
A goal or assist every 161 minutes
35apps
1606mins
6+4G+A
€1Mvalue
Shuto Nagano illustration 70
Shuto Nagano
Age 20 · Centre-Back · FC Tokyo
Started 25 of 26 games
26apps
2290mins
25starts
€275Kvalue
Junnosuke Suzuki illustration 70
Junnosuke Suzuki
Age 23 · Centre-Back · FC Copenhagen
Value up more than 5x in 12 months
37apps
2874mins
32starts
€3.5Mvalue
Kazuma Okamoto illustration 70
Kazuma Okamoto
Age 23 · Right-Back · Mito HollyHock
Started 29 of 30 games
30apps
2582mins
29starts
€550Kvalue
Kimito Nono illustration 69
Kimito Nono
Age 24 · Right-Back · D.C. United
Started 32 of 34 games
34apps
2886mins
32starts
€1.2Mvalue
Taisei Inoue illustration 69
Taisei Inoue
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Yokohama F. Marinos
Started 31 of 34 games
34apps
2816mins
31starts
€600Kvalue
Kenta Nemoto illustration 67
Kenta Nemoto
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Urawa Red Diamonds
Started 31 of 32 games
32apps
2755mins
31starts
€400Kvalue
Isa Sakamoto illustration 66
Isa Sakamoto
Age 23 · Attacking Midfielder · KVC Westerlo
1 goal, 2 assists in his last 5 games
29apps
2255mins
3+5G+A
€5Mvalue
Taiga Hata illustration 66
Taiga Hata
Age 24 · Left-Back · Sint-Truidense VV
Started 20 of 25 games
25apps
1797mins
20starts
€2.5Mvalue
Nobuteru Nakagawa illustration 66
Nobuteru Nakagawa
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · Kashiwa Reysol
Started 36 of 37 games
37apps
3210mins
3+5G+A
€650Kvalue
Yuma Tsujioka illustration 64
Yuma Tsujioka
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Avispa Fukuoka
Started 28 of 31 games
31apps
2558mins
28starts
€300Kvalue
Shuhei Mizoguchi illustration 64
Shuhei Mizoguchi
Age 22 · Left-Back · Tokyo Verdy
Started 17 of 20 games
20apps
1408mins
17starts
€200Kvalue
Yu Hashimoto illustration 64
Yu Hashimoto
Age 24 · Right-Back · Avispa Fukuoka
Value up more than 3x in 12 months
33apps
1998mins
21starts
€400Kvalue
Shio Fukuda illustration 64
Shio Fukuda
Age 22 · Striker · Karlsruher SC
A goal or assist every 135 minutes
23apps
1080mins
8+0G+A
€2Mvalue
SA
63
Soma Anzai
Age 24 · Right Midfielder · FC Tokyo
A goal or assist every 167 minutes
31apps
1839mins
9+2G+A
€600Kvalue
Kosei Ogura illustration 63
Kosei Ogura
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Fagiano Okayama
Value up 13x in 12 months
16apps
1184mins
0+2G+A
€325Kvalue
Hiroki Sekine illustration 62
Hiroki Sekine
Age 24 · Right-Back · Holstein Kiel
24-year-old 2. Bundesliga player
29apps
1937mins
20starts
€1.5Mvalue
Taishi Brandon Nozawa illustration 62
Taishi Brandon Nozawa
Age 23 · Goalkeeper · Royal Antwerp FC
Value up more than 4x in 12 months
32apps
2895mins
32starts
€3.5Mvalue
Kosei Okazawa illustration 61
Kosei Okazawa
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Cerezo Osaka
Started 30 of 33 games
33apps
2591mins
2+2G+A
€400Kvalue
Rion Ichihara illustration 60
Rion Ichihara
Age 21 · Centre-Back · AZ Alkmaar
Started 16 of 19 games
19apps
1470mins
16starts
€1.5Mvalue
MS
60
Masaya Shibayama
Age 24 · Right Winger · Cerezo Osaka
1 goal, 4 assists in his last 5 games
25apps
1669mins
1+7G+A
€800Kvalue
GN
60
Gaku Nawata
Age 20 · Second Striker · Royal Charleroi SC
A goal or assist every 117 minutes
24apps
935mins
6+2G+A
€500Kvalue
Hiroshi Omori illustration 60
Hiroshi Omori
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Fagiano Okayama
Started 27 of 28 games
28apps
2418mins
27starts
€200Kvalue
Temmu Matsumoto illustration 59
Temmu Matsumoto
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · V-Varen Nagasaki
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
26apps
893mins
4+0G+A
€450Kvalue
RA
59
Rui Araki
Age 19 · Goalkeeper · Gamba Osaka
Value up more than 5x in 12 months
12apps
1110mins
12starts
€400Kvalue
RY
58
Riku Yamane
Age 23 · Central Midfielder · Yokohama F. Marinos
Started 25 of 31 games
31apps
2256mins
3+1G+A
€1Mvalue
SS
58
Shuta Sasa
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · Urawa Red Diamonds
20-year-old J1 League player
24apps
1467mins
0+3G+A
€325Kvalue
Keisuke Tada illustration 58
Keisuke Tada
Age 24 · Striker · Mito HollyHock
Value doubled in 12 months
27apps
1468mins
3+4G+A
€250Kvalue
TT
57
Takumi Tsukui
Age 24 · Second Striker · JEF United Chiba
Started 29 of 36 games
36apps
2451mins
5+1G+A
€800Kvalue
KK
56
Kota Kawano
Age 23 · Second Striker · Fagiano Okayama
A goal or assist every 129 minutes
27apps
1158mins
8+1G+A
€300Kvalue
Harumi Minamino illustration 56
Harumi Minamino
Age 22 · Striker · Urawa Red Diamonds
A goal or assist every 135 minutes
34apps
1482mins
11+0G+A
€450Kvalue
RM
56
Rin Mito
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · Gamba Osaka
Value up 60% in 12 months
41apps
2757mins
3+2G+A
€400Kvalue
YA
56
Yuta Arai
Age 23 · Left Midfielder · Tokyo Verdy
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
31apps
1697mins
2+3G+A
€350Kvalue
KM
55
Kosuke Matsumura
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Yokohama F. Marinos
1 goal, 2 assists in his last 5 games
10apps
772mins
1+3G+A
—value
Riku Handa illustration 55
Riku Handa
Age 24 · Right-Back · Gamba Osaka
Started 24 of 26 games
26apps
2127mins
24starts
€1.2Mvalue
KN
54
Konosuke Nishikawa
Age 24 · Goalkeeper · Mito HollyHock
Started 33 of 33 games
33apps
2970mins
33starts
€1Mvalue
TS
53
Tobias Storm
Age 22 · Centre-Back · NEC Nijmegen
Value up more than 4x in 12 months
20apps
1711mins
19starts
€3Mvalue
Yotaro Nakajima illustration 53
Yotaro Nakajima
Age 20 · Central Midfielder · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Senior debut at 17
22apps
1058mins
1+1G+A
€800Kvalue
AY
53
Ayumu Yokoyama
Age 23 · Left Winger · KRC Genk
Started 17 of 19 games
19apps
1432mins
3+5G+A
€2.5Mvalue
KK
53
Kazunari Kita
Age 21 · Centre-Back · Real Sociedad B
Started 32 of 34 games
34apps
2781mins
32starts
€2Mvalue
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