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The Top Ranked Soccer Players of All-Time from Japan
Notes: Players are ranked on the list of the country they were born in.
Where a player grew up, went to school, or who they represented internationally is not factored into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Keisuke Honda | MF | 2004 | 309 |
| 2 | Eiji Kawashima | GK | 2001 | 311 |
| 3 | Junichi Inamoto | MF | 1997 | 388 |
| 4 | Hidetoshi Nakata | MF | 1995 | 398 |
| 5 | Seigo Narazaki | GK | 1995 | 422 |
| 6 | Shinji Okazaki | FW | 2005 | 425 |
| 7 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | GK | 1994 | 438 |
| 8 | Shunsuke Nakamura | MF | 1997 | 550 |
| 9 | Yasuhito Endo | MF | 1998 | 686 |
| 10 | Yuto Nagatomo | DF | 2007 | 720 |
| 11 | Yuya Osako | FW | 2009 | 986 |
| 12 | Shinji Kagawa | MF | 2007 | 994 |
| 13 | Keiji Tamada | FW | 1999 | 1038 |
| 14 | Hiroaki Morishima | MF | 1991 | 1067 |
| 15 | Masashi Nakayama | FW | 1990 | 1072 |
| 16 | Hiroki Sakai | DF | 2009 | 1198 |
| 17 | Maya Yoshida | DF | 2007 | 1202 |
| 18 | Makoto Hasebe | DF | 2002 | 1217 |
| 19 | Shinji Ono | MF | 1998 | 1234 |
| 20 | Ritsu Doan | MF | 2015 | 1522 |
| 21 | Takashi Inui | MF | 2007 | 1530 |
| 22 | Ao Tanaka | MF | 2018 | 1635 |
| 23 | Daizen Maeda | FW | 2016 | 1648 |
| 24 | Takuma Asano | FW | 2013 | 1667 |
| 25 | Genki Haraguchi | MF | 2008 | 1694 |
| 26 | Takayuki Suzuki | FW | 1995 | 1783 |
| 27 | Gaku Shibasaki | MF | 2011 | 2192 |
| 28 | Wataru Endo | DF | 2010 | 2217 |
| 29 | Hotaru Yamaguchi | MF | 2009 | 2227 |
| 30 | Shuichi Gonda | GK | 2007 | 2257 |
| 31 | Atsuto Uchida | DF | 2006 | 2259 |
| 32 | Yasuyuki Konno | MF | 2001 | 2366 |
| 33 | Yoshito Okubo | FW | 2001 | 2367 |
| 34 | Yuichi Komano | DF | 2000 | 2383 |
| 35 | Koji Nakata | DF | 1998 | 2417 |
| 36 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | MF | 1998 | 2421 |
| 37 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | FW | 1996 | 2444 |
| 38 | Takashi Fukunishi | MF | 1995 | 2486 |
| 39 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | DF | 1995 | 2488 |
| 40 | Toshihiro Hattori | MF | 1994 | 2510 |
| 41 | Yutaka Akita | DF | 1993 | 2526 |
| 42 | Kaoru Mitoma | MF | 2020 | 3159 |
| 43 | Ayase Ueda | FW | 2019 | 3171 |
| 44 | Hidemasa Morita | MF | 2018 | 3218 |
| 45 | Hiroki Ito | DF | 2018 | 3219 |
| 46 | Shuto Machino | FW | 2018 | 3243 |
| 47 | Yuki Soma | MF | 2018 | 3248 |
| 48 | Miki Yamane | DF | 2016 | 3343 |
| 49 | Takefusa Kubo | MF | 2016 | 3364 |
| 50 | Daichi Kamada | MF | 2015 | 3391 |
| 51 | Junya Ito | MF | 2015 | 3404 |
| 52 | Ko Itakura | DF | 2015 | 3407 |
| 53 | Takehiro Tomiyasu | DF | 2015 | 3424 |
| 54 | Shogo Taniguchi | DF | 2014 | 3480 |
| 55 | Kosuke Nakamura | GK | 2013 | 3522 |
| 56 | Naomichi Ueda | DF | 2013 | 3528 |
| 57 | Yoshinori Muto | FW | 2013 | 3555 |
| 58 | Takumi Minamino | MF | 2012 | 3614 |
| 59 | Gen Shoji | DF | 2011 | 3643 |
| 60 | Ryota Oshima | MF | 2011 | 3665 |
| 61 | Masaaki Higashiguchi | GK | 2009 | 3808 |
| 62 | Takashi Usami | FW | 2009 | 3836 |
| 63 | Hiroshi Kiyotake | MF | 2008 | 3870 |
| 64 | Manabu Saito | MF | 2008 | 3885 |
| 65 | Masahiko Inoha | DF | 2006 | 4064 |
| 66 | Masato Morishige | DF | 2006 | 4065 |
| 67 | Tae-Se Jong | FW | 2006 | 4083 |
| 68 | Tomoaki Makino | DF | 2006 | 4086 |
| 69 | Yoichiro Kakitani | FW | 2006 | 4089 |
| 70 | Shusaku Nishikawa | GK | 2005 | 4155 |
| 71 | Daiki Iwamasa | DF | 2004 | 4189 |
| 72 | Takayuki Morimoto | FW | 2004 | 4260 |
| 73 | Toshihiro Aoyama | MF | 2004 | 4261 |
| 74 | Kengo Nakamura | MF | 2003 | 4337 |
| 75 | Kisho Yano | FW | 2003 | 4338 |
| 76 | Seiichiro Maki | FW | 2003 | 4369 |
| 77 | Keisuke Tsuboi | DF | 2002 | 4422 |
| 78 | Yong-Hak An | MF | 2002 | 4457 |
| 79 | Daisuke Matsui | MF | 2000 | 4567 |
| 80 | Masashi Oguro | FW | 1999 | 4683 |
| 81 | Teruyuki Moniwa | DF | 1999 | 4705 |
| 82 | Yuji Nakazawa | DF | 1999 | 4717 |
| 83 | Yuji Nakazawa | DF | 1999 | 4718 |
| 84 | Akira Kaji | DF | 1998 | 4723 |
| 85 | Hitoshi Sogahata | GK | 1998 | 4760 |
| 86 | Naohiro Takahara | FW | 1998 | 4784 |
| 87 | Yuki Abe | MF | 1998 | 4809 |
| 88 | Daisuke Ichikawa | DF | 1997 | 4829 |
| 89 | Kazuyuki Toda | MF | 1996 | 4919 |
| 90 | Tomokazu Myojin | MF | 1996 | 4944 |
| 91 | Toshihide Saito | DF | 1996 | 4945 |
| 92 | Akinori Nishizawa | FW | 1995 | 4950 |
| 93 | Hiroshi Nanami | MF | 1995 | 4983 |
| 94 | Naoki Matsuda | DF | 1995 | 5009 |
| 95 | Masayuki Okano | MF | 1994 | 5081 |
| 96 | Naoki Soma | MF | 1994 | 5091 |
| 97 | Ryuzo Morioka | DF | 1994 | 5101 |
| 98 | Shoji Jo | FW | 1994 | 5102 |
| 99 | Takashi Hirano | MF | 1993 | 5171 |
| 100 | Teruyoshi Ito | MF | 1993 | 5172 |
| 101 | Eisuke Nakanishi | DF | 1992 | 5197 |
| 102 | Norio Omura | DF | 1992 | 5229 |
| 103 | Yoichi Doi | GK | 1992 | 5259 |
| 104 | Motohiro Yamaguchi | MF | 1991 | 5300 |
| 105 | Akira Narahashi | DF | 1990 | 5327 |
| 106 | Masami Ihara | DF | 1990 | 5363 |
| 107 | Nobuyuki Kojima | GK | 1988 | 5528 |
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