Players · Best young Japanese footballers
Nationality · JapanBest 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).
KS
34
Kanta Sekitomi
Age 20 · Left-Back · Yokohama F. Marinos
Value up 67% since his first valuation
13apps
752mins
8starts
€125Kvalue
SS
34
Shion Shinkawa
Age 19 · Striker · Sint-Truidense VV 
Value up more than 3x in 12 months
12apps
318mins
0+0G+A
€800Kvalue
IK
33
Issei Kumatoriya
Age 23 · Left Winger · Tokyo Verdy
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
18apps
554mins
2+0G+A
€200Kvalue
MY
32
Minato Yoshida
Age 18 · Striker · Kashima Antlers
Senior debut at 16
8apps
317mins
1+0G+A
—value
KC
32
Kaiji Chonan
Age 17 · Right Midfielder · Kashiwa Reysol
Senior debut at 17
2apps
95mins
1+1G+A
—value
SK
32
Shimon Kobayashi
Age 18 · Attacking Midfielder · Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Senior debut at 17
6apps
116mins
0+1G+A
€200Kvalue
HH
32
Haruki Hayashi
Age 22 · Left Midfielder · Kashima Antlers
22-year-old J1 League player
26apps
699mins
1+1G+A
€250Kvalue
KT
32
Keisuke Tsukui
Age 22 · Right-Back · Kashima Antlers
22-year-old J1 League player
19apps
521mins
5starts
€325Kvalue
HU
31
Hayate Ueki
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Urawa Red Diamonds
23-year-old J1 League player
15apps
787mins
0+1G+A
€150Kvalue
AM
31
Anthony Motosuna
Age 17 · Centre-Back · Kashima Antlers
Senior debut at 17
2apps
92mins
1starts
—value
KA
30
Koki Ando
Age 19 · Left Winger · Royal Antwerp FC
19-year-old Belgian Pro League player
8apps
151mins
2+0G+A
€300Kvalue
KT
30
Kota Tawaratsumida
Age 22 · Left Winger · FC Tokyo
22-year-old J1 League player
14apps
511mins
2+1G+A
€800Kvalue
HT
30
Homare Tokuda
Age 19 · Striker · Kashima Antlers
2 goals, 1 assist in his last 5 games
12apps
278mins
2+1G+A
€175Kvalue
YO
30
Yuto Ozeki
Age 21 · Attacking Midfielder · Kawasaki Frontale
21-year-old J1 League player
17apps
414mins
2+0G+A
€700Kvalue
SN
30
Shion Nakayama
Age 19 · Left Winger · Tokyo Verdy
19-year-old J1 League player
10apps
470mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
SM
28
Shun Matsuda
Age 19 · Goalkeeper · Fagiano Okayama
19-year-old J1 League player
2apps
180mins
2starts
—value
RO
28
Ryuki Osa
Age 19 · Left Winger · Kawasaki Frontale
19-year-old J1 League player
12apps
310mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
SK
27
Soma Kanda
Age 20 · Striker · Tokyo Verdy
20-year-old J1 League player
15apps
364mins
1+0G+A
€150Kvalue
KY
27
Kiichi Yamazaki
Age 24 · Attacking Midfielder · Mito HollyHock
Value up 50% in 12 months
14apps
619mins
0+1G+A
€225Kvalue
RT
27
Rento Takaoka
Age 19 · Striker · Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
19-year-old Challenger Pro League player
18apps
458mins
1+0G+A
€200Kvalue
YS
27
Yuzuta Sato
Age 20 · Right-Back · JEF United Chiba
20-year-old J1 League player
2apps
180mins
2starts
—value
HS
27
Hanan Sani Brown
Age 20 · Striker · Avispa Fukuoka
Value doubled since his first valuation
13apps
216mins
1+0G+A
€100Kvalue
TT
26
Taiki Tono
Age 19 · Left Winger · Gamba Osaka
19-year-old J1 League player
4apps
95mins
0+1G+A
—value
SY
26
Shota Yamashita
Age 18 · Left Winger · Mito HollyHock
18-year-old J1 League player
7apps
141mins
0+0G+A
€100Kvalue
NN
26
Naru Nakatsumi
Age 18 · Striker · Gamba Osaka
18-year-old J1 League player
5apps
104mins
0+0G+A
—value
KI
26
Kento Imai
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · Tokyo Verdy
18-year-old J1 League player
1apps
90mins
0+0G+A
—value
HK
25
Hyoei Kawabata
18-year-old — player
3apps
123mins
0+0G+A
—value
KU
24
Kotaro Uchino
Age 22 · Striker · Mito HollyHock
22-year-old J1 League player
14apps
704mins
1+0G+A
€125Kvalue
TH
24
Taiyo Hiraoka
Age 24 · Attacking Midfielder · Kyoto Sanga
24-year-old J1 League player
17apps
680mins
1+0G+A
€600Kvalue
KY
24
Kaito Yamada
Age 20 · Centre-Back · Vissel Kobe
192 cm tall
11apps
447mins
5starts
€200Kvalue
KN
24
Kodai Nagata
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Kyoto Sanga
24-year-old J1 League player
12apps
587mins
6starts
€50Kvalue
YT
23
Yuri Tamura
Age 20 · Left-Back · Mito HollyHock
20-year-old J1 League player
2apps
144mins
1starts
—value
YF
23
Yosuke Furukawa
Age 23 · Left Winger · SV Darmstadt 98 
23-year-old 2. Bundesliga player
17apps
441mins
2+0G+A
€600Kvalue
HH
22
Haruto Hidaka
Age 22 · Right-Back · Shimizu S-Pulse
Value up 3x since his first valuation
8apps
447mins
5starts
€150Kvalue
HH
21
Hayato Hirao
Age 21 · Striker · Tokyo Verdy
21-year-old J1 League player
8apps
304mins
0+1G+A
€75Kvalue
TE
21
Takatora Einaga
Age 23 · Right Winger · Beerschot VA
23-year-old Challenger Pro League player
22apps
532mins
0+1G+A
€125Kvalue
MS
21
Maaya Sako
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Tokyo Verdy
193 cm tall
5apps
435mins
4starts
€50Kvalue
JY
20
Joi Yamamoto
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · Tokyo Verdy
Senior debut at 17
9apps
322mins
0+0G+A
€100Kvalue
YT
20
Yuto Tsuji
Age 20 · Attacking Midfielder · Shimizu S-Pulse
20-year-old J1 League player
2apps
110mins
0+0G+A
—value
ST
20
Sen Takagi
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Shimizu S-Pulse
24-year-old J1 League player
15apps
508mins
5starts
€375Kvalue
YY
20
Yuki Yoshihara
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Gamba Osaka
22-year-old J1 League player
6apps
207mins
0+1G+A
—value
NO
19
Narumu Ono
Age 21 · Centre-Back · Shimizu S-Pulse
21-year-old J1 League player
2apps
149mins
2starts
—value
SS
19
Sonosuke Sato
Age 23 · Second Striker · Avispa Fukuoka
23-year-old J1 League player
16apps
578mins
0+0G+A
€125Kvalue
YI
18
Yuan Iwamoto
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · Vissel Kobe
20-year-old J1 League player
4apps
168mins
0+0G+A
—value
SH
17
Sora Hiraga
Age 21 · Left Winger · Kyoto Sanga
21-year-old J1 League player
13apps
416mins
0+0G+A
€225Kvalue
KY
17
Kota Yui
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Kawasaki Frontale
21-year-old J1 League player
5apps
355mins
0+0G+A
€50Kvalue
HN
16
Harumu Nabeshima
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · V-Varen Nagasaki
22-year-old J1 League player
2apps
125mins
1+0G+A
—value
TY
16
Taiki Yamada
Age 24 · Goalkeeper · Kashima Antlers
192 cm tall
2apps
180mins
2starts
€75Kvalue
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