Football club and player rankings
The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every nightOur own rankings, over the last twelve months of club football. Every result in 131,441 matches, weighed by who it came against and where. The top 50 of each, free to read; every ranked club and player by API.
The best forwards in Japan
Ranked over the twelve months to 29 October 2026. Narrow it to a country and it shows that country's best, with each player's place in the world beside it.
| 1 | new | LC Léo CearáKashima · JPN · 457 in the world | FWD | 2,926 | 25 | 3 | 54.6 | Open |
| 2 | new | YS Y. SomaMachida Zelvia · JPN · 1,453 in the world | FWD | 2,669 | 10 | 8 | 44.8 | Open |
| 3 | new | RE Rafael EliasKyoto Sanga · JPN · 1,585 in the world | FWD | 2,048 | 12 | 6 | 44.0 | Open |
| 4 | new | MJ Matheus JesusV-varen Nagasaki · JPN · 2,042 in the world | FWD | 1,980 | 11 | 6 | 41.9 | Open |
| 5 | new | AS A. SuzukiSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 2,399 in the world | FWD | 2,585 | 14 | 8 | 40.2 | Open |
| 6 | new | YO Y. OsakoVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,911 in the world | FWD | 2,484 | 12 | 3 | 38.3 | Open |
| 7 | new | YM Y. MutoVissel Kobe · JPN · 2,960 in the world | FWD | 2,800 | 10 | 6 | 38.1 | Open |
| 8 | new | AČ A. ČavrićKashima · JPN · 3,277 in the world | FWD | 1,273 | 11 | 1 | 37.1 | Open |
| 9 | new | MT Marco TúlioKyoto Sanga · JPN · 3,621 in the world | FWD | 1,532 | 7 | 4 | 36.0 | Open |
| 10 | new | TN T. NishimuraMachida Zelvia · JPN · 3,855 in the world | FWD | 917 | 6 | 0 | 35.2 | Open |
| 11 | new | MR Marcelo RyanFC Tokyo · JPN · 3,872 in the world | FWD | 2,078 | 11 | 5 | 35.2 | Open |
| 12 | new | MN M. NagakuraFC Tokyo · JPN · 4,032 in the world | FWD | 1,605 | 8 | 4 | 34.7 | Open |
| 13 | new | RK R. KomatsuVissel Kobe · JPN · 4,388 in the world | FWD | 1,412 | 9 | 1 | 33.7 | Open |
| 14 | new | YK Y. KoizumiKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 4,517 in the world | FWD | 2,774 | 6 | 7 | 33.4 | Open |
| 15 | new | E ErikVissel Kobe · JPN · 5,372 in the world | FWD | 1,907 | 9 | 3 | 31.4 | Open |
| 16 | new | DS D. SasakiVissel Kobe · JPN · 5,380 in the world | FWD | 2,024 | 4 | 4 | 31.3 | Open |
| 17 | new | KO Koki OgawaMachida Zelvia · JPN · 5,664 in the world | FWD | 1,438 | 9 | 2 | 30.7 | Open |
| 18 | new | YY Y. YamagishiNagoya Grampus · JPN · 5,698 in the world | FWD | 2,040 | 13 | 0 | 30.6 | Open |
| 19 | new | MK Mutsuki KatoSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 5,758 in the world | FWD | 1,329 | 6 | 4 | 30.4 | Open |
| 20 | new | TY T. YengiMachida Zelvia · JPN · 6,059 in the world | FWD | 2,637 | 11 | 3 | 29.7 | Open |
| 21 | new | OS Oh Se-HunShimizu S-pulse · JPN · 6,286 in the world | FWD | 2,525 | 10 | 2 | 29.2 | Open |
| 22 | new | YK Y. KimuraNagoya Grampus · JPN · 6,332 in the world | FWD | 2,760 | 11 | 3 | 29.1 | Open |
| 23 | new | KT K. TanimuraYokohama F. Marinos · JPN · 6,383 in the world | FWD | 2,691 | 16 | 3 | 29.0 | Open |
| 24 | new | SS S. SakuragawaCerezo Osaka · JPN · 6,796 in the world | FWD | 1,956 | 12 | 1 | 28.2 | Open |
| 25 | new | YS Y. SuzukiKashima · JPN · 7,003 in the world | FWD | 2,971 | 7 | 8 | 27.7 | Open |
| 26 | new | HY H. YamauchiKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 7,106 in the world | FWD | 1,357 | 5 | 0 | 27.5 | Open |
| 27 | new | DH D. HümmetGamba Osaka · JPN · 7,292 in the world | FWD | 2,167 | 12 | 0 | 27.1 | Open |
| 28 | new | HM H. MinaminoUrawa · JPN · 7,795 in the world | FWD | 1,207 | 10 | 0 | 26.0 | Open |
| 29 | new | MD M. DukeMachida Zelvia · JPN · 7,970 in the world | FWD | 1,411 | 7 | 6 | 25.7 | Open |
| 30 | new | WP Werik PopóAvispa Fukuoka · JPN · 8,220 in the world | FWD | 1,212 | 5 | 2 | 25.1 | Open |
| 31 | new | KK K. KitagawaShimizu S-pulse · JPN · 8,299 in the world | FWD | 1,217 | 3 | 1 | 25.0 | Open |
| 32 | new | DL Derik LacerdaKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 8,550 in the world | FWD | 1,145 | 4 | 3 | 24.4 | Open |
| 33 | new | AE A. EsakaFagiano Okayama · JPN · 8,628 in the world | FWD | 2,572 | 6 | 3 | 24.3 | Open |
| 34 | new | AW A. WatanabeMito Hollyhock · JPN · 8,811 in the world | FWD | 1,788 | 9 | 1 | 23.9 | Open |
| 35 | new | TS Thiago SantanaV-varen Nagasaki · JPN · 8,971 in the world | FWD | 1,693 | 10 | 0 | 23.6 | Open |
| 36 | new | E EvertonKyoto Sanga · JPN · 9,306 in the world | FWD | 1,183 | 3 | 1 | 22.8 | Open |
| 37 | new | SH S. HallerSanfrecce Hiroshima · JPN · 9,546 in the world | FWD | 1,433 | 4 | 4 | 22.4 | Open |
| 38 | new | MH M. HasegawaV-varen Nagasaki · JPN · 10,338 in the world | FWD | 2,834 | 2 | 4 | 20.7 | Open |
| 39 | new | NS Na Sang-HoFagiano Okayama · JPN · 10,406 in the world | FWD | 2,021 | 4 | 2 | 20.6 | Open |
| 40 | new | E ErisonJEF United Chiba · JPN · 10,456 in the world | FWD | 1,813 | 9 | 2 | 20.4 | Open |
| 41 | new | YK Y. KakitaKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 10,554 in the world | FWD | 1,236 | 5 | 2 | 20.3 | Open |
| 42 | new | IS I. SomenoTokyo Verdy · JPN · 10,790 in the world | FWD | 2,522 | 5 | 3 | 19.8 | Open |
| 43 | new | RH R. HidanoUrawa · JPN · 10,911 in the world | FWD | 981 | 5 | 0 | 19.5 | Open |
| 44 | new | L LucãoFagiano Okayama · JPN · 10,931 in the world | FWD | 1,744 | 4 | 6 | 19.4 | Open |
| 45 | new | DG Dani GómezFC Tokyo · JPN · 10,940 in the world | FWD | 1,574 | 9 | 0 | 19.4 | Open |
| 46 | new | HK H. KomoriUrawa · JPN · 11,168 in the world | FWD | 941 | 4 | 0 | 18.9 | Open |
| 47 | new | LR Lazar RomanićKawasaki Frontale · JPN · 11,194 in the world | FWD | 1,050 | 4 | 1 | 18.9 | Open |
| 48 | new | SF S. FujioKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 11,518 in the world | FWD | 1,302 | 2 | 1 | 18.2 | Open |
| 49 | new | SM S. MorookaAvispa Fukuoka · JPN · 11,703 in the world | FWD | 1,270 | 6 | 1 | 17.8 | Open |
| 50 | new | MH M. HosoyaKashiwa Reysol · JPN · 11,807 in the world | FWD | 1,515 | 6 | 1 | 17.6 | Open |
Four things decide a place
Our method is our own and we keep the detail to ourselves. This is what goes into it, in plain words.
Results
Every win, draw and defeat, and by how much. A club is judged on what it did, not on its name or its wage bill.
Who it came against
Beating a strong side counts for more than beating a weak one, and the level of the competition counts too, so a European night weighs what it should.
How recent
Twelve months, rolling, with the latest matches counting for the most. Last spring still matters; last week matters more.
For players, the minutes
What a player did with his time on the pitch, judged against others in the same role, at the level he did it, and how his side fared while he played.
The same rankings, one call away
Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.
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