We identified 130 real signings across the 18 clubs of J1 League; 128 are included in the hit-rate calculation (2 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 37%.
Comparison with 2019
The league's average hit rate was 37%, against 33% the previous season (▲ 4 p.p.). There were 130 real signings, against 181 in 2019.
Hit rate by club
1º Nagoya Grampus (3rd in the league · 5 eval.)
2º Kashima (5th in the league · 7 eval.)
3º FC Tokyo (6th in the league · 4 eval.)
4º Kawasaki Frontale (1st in the league · 4 eval.)
5º Urawa (10th in the league · 2 eval.)
6º Vissel Kobe (14th in the league · 2 eval.)
7º Oita Trinita (11th in the league · 9 eval.)
8º Shimizu S-pulse (16th in the league · 8 eval.)
9º Shonan Bellmare (18th in the league · 7 eval.)
10º Kashiwa Reysol (7th in the league · 18 eval.)
11º Consadole Sapporo (12th in the league · 3 eval.)
12º Sagan Tosu (13th in the league · 8 eval.)
13º Vegalta Sendai (17th in the league · 10 eval.)
14º Yokohama F. Marinos (9th in the league · 10 eval.)
15º Cerezo Osaka (4th in the league · 5 eval.)
16º Yokohama FC (15th in the league · 17 eval.)
17º Sanfrecce Hiroshima (8th in the league · 4 eval.)
18º Gamba Osaka (2nd in the league · 5 eval.)
Detailed ranking
| Club | League position | Signings | Evaluated | Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Hit rate % |
|---|
| 1º | Nagoya Grampus | 3º | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60% |
| 2º | Kashima | 5º | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57% |
| 3º | FC Tokyo | 6º | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
| 4º | Kawasaki Frontale | 1º | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
| 5º | Urawa | 10º | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 6º | Vissel Kobe | 14º | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 7º | Oita Trinita | 11º | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 39% |
| 8º | Shimizu S-pulse | 16º | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 38% |
| 9º | Shonan Bellmare | 18º | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 36% |
| 10º | Kashiwa Reysol | 7º | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33% |
| 11º | Consadole Sapporo | 12º | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33% |
| 12º | Sagan Tosu | 13º | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31% |
| 13º | Vegalta Sendai | 17º | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 30% |
| 14º | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9º | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30% |
| 15º | Cerezo Osaka | 4º | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30% |
| 16º | Yokohama FC | 15º | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 17º | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8º | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| 18º | Gamba Osaka | 2º | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Everaldo | Kashima | 2657 | 18+5 | 7.32 | Excellent |
| Leandro | FC Tokyo | 2092 | 9+5 | 7.39 | Excellent |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Kawasaki Frontale | 1608 | 13+12 | 7.30 | Excellent |
| Miki Yamane | Kawasaki Frontale | 2744 | 4+6 | 7.13 | Excellent |
| Júnior Santos | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1486 | 13+1 | 7.31 | Excellent |
Methodology
Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Cerezo Osaka (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 34 | 2751 | 2 | 7 | Good |
| Yuta Toyokawa | 21 | 758 | 5 | 1 | Fair |
| Yuta Koike | 13 | 48 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Lucas Mineiro | 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Honoya Shoji | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Consadole Sapporo (3 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tomoki Takamine | 30 | 1644 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Douglas | 27 | 947 | 2 | 3 | Fair |
| Hugo Vieira | 3 | 52 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
FC Tokyo (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Leandro | 26 | 2092 | 9 | 5 | Excellent |
| Adailton | 34 | 1444 | 8 | 0 | Good |
| Joan Oumari | 20 | 879 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tsuyoshi Kodama | 5 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Gamba Osaka (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Gen Shoji | 22 | 1514 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yuji Ono | 11 | 458 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Ryo Shinzato | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jun Ichimori | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Kashima (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Everaldo | 33 | 2657 | 18 | 5 | Excellent |
| Juan | 30 | 2013 | 4 | 6 | Excellent |
| Katsuya Nagato | 22 | 1943 | 0 | 2 | Good |
| Ryuji Izumi | 27 | 1628 | 3 | 2 | Good |
| Rikuto Hirose | 16 | 905 | 0 | 3 | Below expectations |
| Daiki Sugioka | 8 | 546 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tatsuki Nara | 6 | 369 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Kashiwa Reysol (18 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Seung Gyu Kim | 24 | 2156 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Takuma Ominami | 22 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Masatoshi Mihara | 29 | 1923 | 1 | 6 | Good |
| Richardson | 27 | 1884 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Hiromu Mitsumaru | 23 | 1630 | 0 | 5 | Below expectations |
| Hayato Nakama | 32 | 1574 | 4 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Kengo Kitazume | 24 | 1377 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Tatsuya Yamashita | 19 | 1366 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Shunki Takahashi | 23 | 961 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Hiroto Goya | 23 | 912 | 4 | 3 | Fair |
| Kamiya Yuta | 20 | 839 | 3 | 4 | Fair |
| Sachiro Toshima | 16 | 837 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Yuji Takahashi | 10 | 651 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Naoki Kawaguchi | 17 | 545 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Yuta Someya | 6 | 351 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Matheus Sávio | 6 | 249 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Júnior Santos | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Seung-gyu Kim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Kawasaki Frontale (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Miki Yamane | 31 | 2744 | 4 | 6 | Excellent |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 30 | 1608 | 13 | 12 | Excellent |
| Diogo Mateus | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Hiroki Mawatari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Nagoya Grampus (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Sho Inagaki | 34 | 3041 | 3 | 2 | Excellent |
| Mu Kanazaki | 25 | 1909 | 6 | 4 | Excellent |
| Hiroyuki Abe | 28 | 1759 | 4 | 2 | Fair |
| Jae Suk Oh | 22 | 1469 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Ryogo Yamasaki | 29 | 753 | 1 | 3 | Did not deliver |
Oita Trinita (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Kei Chinen | 29 | 1547 | 3 | 3 | Good |
| Yuki Kagawa | 16 | 1240 | 0 | 2 | Good |
| Yuya Takazawa | 24 | 1165 | 6 | 2 | Fair |
| Daiki Watari | 26 | 1028 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Yamato Machida | 20 | 988 | 1 | 3 | Fair |
| Naoki Nomura | 18 | 950 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Yuta Koide | 17 | 791 | 0 | 3 | Did not deliver |
| Kazuki Fujimoto | 5 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Shun Yoshida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Sagan Tosu (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tomoya Koyamatsu | 33 | 2477 | 2 | 3 | Good |
| Eduardo | 23 | 1891 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Yuto Uchida | 26 | 1644 | 1 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Daiki Miya | 18 | 1173 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Park Il-Kyu | 10 | 905 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Yong-Gi Ryang | 27 | 837 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tatsuya Morita | 26 | 720 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Renzo López | 15 | 540 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Yuya Asano | 32 | 1685 | 5 | 4 | Excellent |
| Ezequiel | 17 | 532 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Ryo Nagai | 16 | 458 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kazuki Kushibiki | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Shimizu S-pulse (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Valdo | 29 | 2531 | 4 | 0 | Good |
| Carlinhos Junior | 29 | 2324 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Yusuke Goto | 32 | 2160 | 1 | 4 | Good |
| Ryoichi Okui | 23 | 1226 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Takashi Kanai | 19 | 868 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Teerasil Dangda | 24 | 723 | 3 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Makoto Okazaki | 11 | 546 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Neto | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Shonan Bellmare (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Naoki Ishihara | 27 | 1837 | 6 | 0 | Good |
| Akimi Barada | 24 | 1439 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Kazuki Oiwa | 20 | 1213 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tarik Elyounoussi | 20 | 1076 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Yuto Iwasaki | 19 | 598 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kazuaki Mawatari | 7 | 415 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Akito Fukuta | 5 | 286 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
Urawa (2 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Leonardo | 29 | 1805 | 11 | 3 | Good |
| Thomas Deng | 23 | 1685 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
Vegalta Sendai (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Takuma Hamasaki | 26 | 1696 | 1 | 5 | Fair |
| Yanagi Takahiro | 23 | 1674 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Alexandre Guedes | 27 | 1470 | 5 | 0 | Fair |
| Kyohei Yoshino | 14 | 1192 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Hiroto Yamada | 20 | 985 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Ryutaro Iio | 20 | 962 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Pará | 13 | 947 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Isaac Cuenca | 15 | 793 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Shuhei Akasaki | 13 | 423 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Goro Kawanami | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Vissel Kobe (3 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Douglas | 23 | 1714 | 7 | 5 | Excellent |
| Ryuho Kikuchi | 20 | 945 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tetsushi Yamakawa * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Yokohama F. Marinos (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ryuta Koike | 23 | 1709 | 2 | 3 | Fair |
| Yuji Kajikawa | 19 | 1535 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Júnior Santos | 22 | 1486 | 13 | 1 | Excellent |
| Kota Mizunuma | 28 | 1120 | 3 | 10 | Fair |
| Daizen Maeda | 23 | 1007 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Ado Onaiwu | 28 | 946 | 4 | 5 | Fair |
| Eitaro Matsuda | 16 | 541 | 0 | 4 | Below expectations |
| Yuki Saneto | 11 | 450 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yohei Takaoka | 6 | 310 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Keiya Sento | 3 | 140 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Powell Obinna Obi * | 4 | 139 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Yokohama FC (17 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Yuki Kobayashi | 30 | 2245 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Yuji Rokutan | 23 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Kohei Tezuka | 28 | 1994 | 0 | 5 | Excellent |
| Yutaro Hakamata | 29 | 1972 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Maguinho | 25 | 1925 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Takuya Matsuura | 27 | 1863 | 3 | 4 | Good |
| Kazunari Ichimi | 31 | 1764 | 4 | 2 | Good |
| Masahiko Inoha | 19 | 1466 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Takaaki Shichi | 23 | 1449 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Masakazu Tashiro | 23 | 1391 | 3 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Yusuke Minagawa | 30 | 1186 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Calvin Jong-a-Pin | 5 | 405 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Leandro Domingues | 10 | 263 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | 13 | 251 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Eijiro Takeda | 8 | 239 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Daisuke Matsui | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ibba Laajab | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |