Top Scorer J-League 1 | Japan | 2021
Find the top 20 goal scorers in J-League 1 Japan for the 2021 season in the table below. Last season Michael Olunga Ogada was well clear of the rest with his 28 goals. That is 10 more than his closest rival Everaldo Stum who scored 18 goals. More players stats J-League 1; 2020 | Current season player stats.
Top 20 goals scorers in Japan J-League 1 – 2021 season
| NAME | NATIONALITY | TEAM | GP | MIN | GOALS | ASSISTS | SHOTS | ON TARGET | PEN+ | PEN- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Damião | Brazil | Kawasaki Frontale | 35 | 2.296 | 23 | 9 | 74 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| Daizen Maeda | Japan | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 2.809 | 23 | 3 | 83 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | Japan | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 1.760 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Ayase Ueda | Japan | Kashima | 29 | 1.756 | 14 | 1 | 68 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Queiróz de Oliveira | Brazil | FC Tokyo | 35 | 2.454 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Patric | Brazil | Gamba Osaka | 33 | 2.106 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| Thiago Santos Santana | Brazil | Shimizu S-pulse | 37 | 3.192 | 12 | 2 | 78 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Ado Onaiwu | Japan | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 1.266 | 12 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anderson José Lopes de Souza | Brazil | Consadole Sapporo | 14 | 1.218 | 12 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 0 | |
| Y. Kobayashi | Japan | Kawasaki Frontale | 33 | 1.145 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Araki | Japan | Kashima | 36 | 2.295 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| Leonardo de Sousa Pereira | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 1.343 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Adaílton | Brazil | FC Tokyo | 38 | 2.304 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Kasper Aalund Junker | Denmark | Urawa | 21 | 1.308 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Keita Yamashita | Japan | Sagan Tosu | 35 | 1.708 | 9 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcos Júnior Lima dos Santos | Brazil | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 2.170 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Japan | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 1.231 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki Kakita | Japan | Tokushima Vortis | 36 | 2.351 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Noriyoshi Sakai | Japan | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 1.516 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamato Machida | Japan | Oita Trinita | 32 | 2.369 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 |