Japan national football team statistics and records: top scorers
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Top Japan goal scorers
Japan's top scorers and their total goal tallies.
Totals are updated after each game.
| Player | Goals | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kazuyoshi Miura |
56 | 26 Aug 1992 | 16 Feb 2000 |
|
Shinji Okazaki |
42 | 20 Jan 2009 | 28 Mar 2017 |
|
Kunishige Kamamoto |
40 | 03 Mar 1964 | 20 Aug 1976 |
|
Keisuke Honda |
27 | 27 May 2009 | 24 Jun 2018 |
|
Takuya Takagi |
27 | 24 Aug 1992 | 08 Nov 1997 |
|
Takumi Minamino |
26 | 11 Sep 2018 | 14 Nov 2025 |
|
Shunsuke Nakamura |
25 | 09 Dec 1998 | 18 Nov 2009 |
|
Naohiro Takahara |
23 | 16 Feb 2000 | 21 Jul 2007 |
|
Hiromi Hara |
23 | 13 Dec 1978 | 27 May 1987 |
|
Yūya Osako |
23 | 16 Nov 2013 | 27 Jan 2022 |
|
Shinji Kagawa |
21 | 04 Feb 2009 | 19 Jun 2018 |
|
Mashshi Nakayama |
20 | 29 Aug 1992 | 15 Aug 2001 |
|
Ayase Ueda |
18 | 15 Jun 2023 | 20 Jun 2026 |
|
Atsushi Yanagisawa |
17 | 18 Jun 2000 | 07 Sep 2005 |
|
Yuji Nakazawa |
17 | 13 Feb 2000 | 08 Oct 2009 |
|
Junya Ito |
16 | 11 Sep 2018 | 20 Jun 2026 |
|
Keiji Tamada |
15 | 25 Apr 2004 | 11 Feb 2010 |
|
Kunishige Kamamato |
15 | 12 Jul 1972 | 14 Sep 1972 |
|
Kazushi Kimura |
14 | 22 Dec 1980 | 20 Sep 1986 |
|
Teruki Miyamoto |
14 | 02 Aug 1961 | 14 Dec 1970 |
|
Daichi Kamada |
14 | 10 Oct 2019 | 20 Jun 2026 |
|
Hidetoshi Nakata |
13 | 22 Jun 1997 | 28 Feb 2006 |
|
Hiroaki Morishima |
12 | 29 May 1996 | 14 Jun 2002 |
|
Yasuhito Endo |
12 | 20 Aug 2003 | 12 Jan 2015 |
|
Keito Nakamura |
11 | 15 Jun 2023 | 14 Jun 2026 |
|
Hiroyuki Usui |
11 | 23 May 1978 | 06 Mar 1984 |
|
Ritsu Doan |
11 | 16 Oct 2018 | 14 Nov 2025 |
|
Tatsuhiko Kubo |
11 | 04 Dec 2003 | 22 Feb 2006 |
|
Tetsuji Hashiratani |
10 | 27 Jan 1988 | 19 Feb 1995 |
|
Genki Haraguchi |
10 | 29 Mar 2016 | 14 Nov 2019 |
|
Hiroshi Nanami |
10 | 06 Aug 1995 | 24 Oct 2000 |
|
Masahiro Fukuda |
10 | 24 Aug 1992 | 09 Aug 1995 |
|
Akinori Nishizawa |
10 | 22 Jun 1997 | 29 Apr 2002 |
|
Maya Yoshida |
10 | 02 Sep 2011 | 29 Mar 2022 |
|
Shigeo Yaegashi |
10 | 02 Aug 1961 | 03 Mar 1964 |
|
Koki Ogawa |
10 | 14 Dec 2019 | 31 May 2026 |
|
Tadashi Watanabe |
9 | 04 Jan 1959 | 16 Dec 1966 |
|
Takayuki Suzuki |
9 | 02 Jun 2001 | 02 Feb 2005 |
|
Ryuichi Sugiyama |
9 | 08 Aug 1963 | 13 Aug 1971 |
|
Kaoru Mitoma |
9 | 24 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|
Takuma Asano |
9 | 03 Jun 2016 | 09 Sep 2023 |
|
Hiroshi Ninomiya |
8 | 04 Jan 1959 | 03 Sep 1959 |
|
Hisashi Kurosaki |
8 | 11 Jun 1989 | 16 Feb 1997 |
|
Shoji Jo |
8 | 01 Aug 1995 | 06 Jun 2000 |
|
Seiichiro Maki |
8 | 10 Feb 2006 | 06 Feb 2008 |
|
Ao Tanaka |
8 | 12 Oct 2021 | 21 Mar 2024 |
|
Marcus Tulio Tanaka |
8 | 15 Nov 2006 | 30 May 2010 |
|
Yoshikaza Nagai |
8 | 23 Jul 1974 | 13 Jul 1979 |
|
Yasuhiko Okudera |
8 | 18 Jul 1972 | 20 Aug 1976 |
|
Junichi Inamoto |
7 | 01 Dec 1998 | 09 Sep 2009 |
|
Takefusa Kubo |
7 | 10 Jun 2022 | 10 Jun 2025 |
|
Ryoichi Maeda |
7 | 17 Oct 2007 | 11 Sep 2012 |
|
Hiroshi Ochiai |
7 | 21 Jun 1975 | 31 May 1979 |
|
Saburoh Kawabuchi |
7 | 04 Jan 1959 | 15 Sep 1962 |
|
Tadahiko Ueda |
7 | 10 Aug 1970 | 18 Dec 1970 |
|
Hideki Maeda |
7 | 07 Aug 1975 | 28 Dec 1980 |
|
Mitsuo Ogasawara |
7 | 07 Feb 2004 | 18 Feb 2006 |
|
Masami Ihara |
6 | 05 May 1993 | 08 Nov 1997 |
|
Hidemasa Morita |
6 | 30 Mar 2021 | 15 Nov 2024 |
|
Kengo Nakamura |
6 | 11 Oct 2006 | 11 Oct 2011 |
|
Alessandro Santos Alex |
6 | 02 May 2002 | 09 Aug 2006 |
|
Wagner Lopes |
6 | 11 Oct 1997 | 05 Jul 1999 |
|
Takashi Fukunishi |
6 | 09 Jun 2004 | 22 Feb 2006 |
|
Taizoh Kawamoto |
6 | 13 May 1934 | 09 Jun 1940 |
|
Shinji Ono |
6 | 01 Dec 1998 | 22 Feb 2006 |
|
Takashi Inui |
6 | 14 Nov 2014 | 02 Jul 2018 |
|
Masafumi Yokoyama |
6 | 19 Jun 1981 | 03 Sep 1981 |
|
Osamu Maeda |
5 | 20 Jan 1989 | 11 Jun 1989 |
|
Daizen Maeda |
5 | 10 Jun 2022 | 25 Jun 2026 |
|
Shoya Nakajima |
5 | 23 Mar 2018 | 10 Sep 2019 |
|
Yoshinori Mutō |
5 | 09 Sep 2014 | 17 Jan 2019 |
|
Tatsuya Tanaka |
5 | 28 Sep 2002 | 20 Jan 2009 |
|
Nobuo Fujishima |
5 | 04 Aug 1975 | 15 Jul 1978 |
|
Ryo Germain |
5 | 08 Jul 2025 | 15 Jul 2025 |
|
Kyogo Furuhashi |
5 | 30 Mar 2021 | 17 Oct 2023 |
|
Yūki Sōma |
5 | 19 Jul 2022 | 11 Jun 2024 |
|
Masashi Oguro |
5 | 09 Feb 2005 | 17 Aug 2005 |
|
Atsuhiro Miura |
5 | 29 Jun 1999 | 06 Jun 2000 |
|
Hiroshi Kiyotake |
5 | 14 Nov 2012 | 15 Nov 2016 |
|
Masakiyo Maezono |
5 | 25 Aug 1996 | 09 Dec 1996 |
|
Shūto Machino |
5 | 19 Jul 2022 | 18 Nov 2025 |
|
Takashi Hirano |
4 | 08 Jun 1997 | 16 Feb 2000 |
|
Yoshito Okubo |
4 | 17 Oct 2007 | 02 Jun 2008 |
|
Kozoh Arai |
4 | 18 Jul 1972 | 23 Jun 1975 |
|
Takashi Mizunuma |
4 | 30 Sep 1984 | 11 Aug 1985 |
|
Yasuyuki Konno |
4 | 11 Nov 2011 | 07 Jun 2017 |
|
Norio Omura |
4 | 19 Feb 1996 | 27 Mar 1997 |
|
Mitsuo Watanabe |
4 | 03 Sep 1974 | 14 Aug 1975 |
|
Takeo Kimura |
4 | 19 Dec 1966 | 17 Dec 1970 |
|
Naoki Soma |
4 | 29 May 1996 | 31 May 1998 |
|
Kenta Hasegawa |
4 | 11 Jun 1989 | 15 Feb 1995 |
|
Yasayuki Kuwahara |
4 | 17 Dec 1966 | 12 Oct 1969 |
|
Minoru Kaneda |
4 | 15 Jun 1977 | 06 Mar 1984 |
|
Takeo Wakabayashi |
4 | 25 May 1930 | 25 May 1930 |
|
Satoshi Nakayama |
4 | 01 Oct 2002 | 10 Oct 2002 |
|
Motohiro Yamaguchi |
4 | 26 Feb 1995 | 28 Sep 1997 |
|
Hisato Sato |
4 | 22 Feb 2006 | 18 Nov 2009 |
|
Koji Yamase |
4 | 22 Aug 2007 | 20 Feb 2008 |
|
Yutaka Akita |
4 | 28 Oct 1995 | 08 Jun 2003 |
|
Shozoh Tsugutani |
3 | 10 Aug 1963 | 12 Aug 1963 |