J.League Rookie of the Year


The J.League Rookie of the Year 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.
Players names shown in bold were also named in the best eleven for that season.
YearFootballerClubPositionNationality
1993Masaaki SawanoboriShimizu S-PulseMFJapan
1994Kazuaki TasakaBellmare HiratsukaMFJapan
1995Yoshikatsu KawaguchiYokohama MarinosGKJapan
1996Toshihide SaitoShimizu S-PulseDFJapan
1997Atsushi YanagisawaKashima AntlersFWJapan
1998Shinji OnoUrawa Red DiamondsMFJapan
1999Yuji NakazawaVerdy KawasakiDFJapan
2000Kazuyuki MorisakiSanfrecce HiroshimaDFJapan
2001Koji YamaseConsadole SapporoMFJapan
2002Keisuke TsuboiUrawa Red DiamondsDFJapan
2003Daisuke NasuYokohama F. MarinosDFJapan
2004Takayuki MorimotoTokyo Verdy 1969FWJapan
2005Robert CullenJúbilo IwataFWJapan
2006Jungo FujimotoShimizu S-PulseMFJapan
2007Takanori SugenoYokohama FCGKJapan
2008Yoshizumi OgawaNagoya GrampusMFJapan
2009Kazuma WatanabeYokohama F. MarinosFWJapan
2010Takashi UsamiGamba OsakaMFJapan
2011Hiroki SakaiKashiwa ReysolDFJapan
2012Gaku ShibasakiKashima AntlersMFJapan
2013Takumi MinaminoCerezo OsakaFWJapan
2014CaioKashima AntlersMFBrazil
2015Takuma AsanoSanfrecce HiroshimaFWJapan
2016Yosuke IdeguchiGamba OsakaMFJapan
2017Yuta NakayamaKashiwa ReysolDFJapan
2018Hiroki AbeKashima AntlersFWJapan
2019Ao TanakaKawasaki FrontaleMFJapan

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