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Club Football - Japan
*J-League*

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Most Goals Scored Overall (Player)

This list features the players with the most goals scored in the history of the J-League.

RANK

PLAYERS

GOALS SCORED

CLUB(s)

YEARS

1

Yoshito Okubo

191

Cerezo Osaka, Kawasaki Frontale, FC Tokyo, Júbilo Iwata

2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2008, 2009–2019, 2021

2

Shinzo Koroki

168

Kashima Antlers, Urawa Red Diamonds

2005–2024

3

Hisato Sato

161

Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Júbilo Iwata

2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2007, 2009–2016, 2018

4

Masashi Nakayama

157

Júbilo Iwata

1994–2009, 2012

5

Ryoichi Maeda

154

Júbilo Iwata

2000–2013, 2015–2018

6

Marquinhos

152

Kashiwa Reysol, Kashima Antlers

2001–2011, 2012–2015

7

Yu Kobayashi

144

Kawasaki Frontale

2010–

8

Kazuyoshi Miura

139

Verdy Kawasaki, Kyoto Sanga, Vissel Kobe, Yokohama FC

1992–1994, 1995–1998, 1999–2005, 2007, 2020–2021

9

Ueslei

124

JEF United Chiba, Oita Trinita

2000–2005, 2006–2009

10

Juninho

116

Kawasaki Frontale

2003–2013


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References

Transfermarkt. (2025). J1 League – All-time top goalscorers. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/j1-league/ewigetorschuetzen/wettbewerb/JAP1 (Accessed 1 December 2025). Wikipedia. (2025). J.League records and statistics – J1 League. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.League_records_and_statistics#J1_League (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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