The J.League Best Young Player (formerly known as the "J.League Rookie of the Year" from 1993 to 2019) is awarded by the J.League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football (domestically or abroad).
Players names shown in bold were also named in the best eleven for that season.
YearFootballerClubPositionNationality1993Masaaki SawanoboriShimizu S-PulseMF1994Kazuaki TasakaBellmare HiratsukaMF1995Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYokohama MarinosGK1996Toshihide SaitoShimizu S-PulseDF1997Atsushi YanagisawaKashima AntlersFW1998Shinji OnoUrawa Red DiamondsMF1999Yuji NakazawaVerdy KawasakiDF2000Kazuyuki MorisakiSanfrecce HiroshimaDF2001Koji YamaseConsadole SapporoMF2002Keisuke TsuboiUrawa Red DiamondsDF2003Daisuke NasuYokohama F. MarinosDF2004Takayuki MorimotoTokyo Verdy 1969FW2005Robert CullenJúbilo IwataFW2006Jungo FujimotoShimizu S-PulseMF2007Takanori SugenoYokohama FCGK2008Yoshizumi OgawaNagoya GrampusMF2009Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. MarinosFW2010Takashi UsamiGamba OsakaMF2011Hiroki SakaiKashiwa ReysolDF2012Gaku ShibasakiKashima AntlersMF2013Takumi MinaminoCerezo OsakaFW2014CaioKashima AntlersMF2015Takuma AsanoSanfrecce HiroshimaFW2016Yosuke IdeguchiGamba OsakaMF2017Yuta NakayamaKashiwa ReysolDF2018Hiroki AbeKashima AntlersFW2019Ao TanakaKawasaki FrontaleMF2020Ayumu SekoCerezo OsakaDF2021Ryotaro ArakiKashima AntlersMF2022Mao HosoyaKashiwa ReysolFW2023Shunsuke MitoAlbirex NiigataMF2024Kōta TakaiKawasaki FrontaleDF2025Ryūnosuke SatōFagiano OkayamaMF
Wins by club #ClubWinners1Kashima Antlers52Shimizu S-Pulse32Yokohama F. Marinos32Kashiwa Reysol35Tokyo Verdy25Urawa Red Diamonds25Sanfrecce Hiroshima25Gamba Osaka25Cerezo Osaka25Kawasaki Frontale211Consadole Sapporo111Júbilo Iwata111Shonan Bellmare111Yokohama FC111Nagoya Grampus111Albirex Niigata111Fagiano Okayama1
See also J.League awards
References
ULTRAZONE Website : All-Time Award Winners