Not many Japanese football players play in big European leagues, and Catania striker Takayuki Morimoto (pictured left) is one of them. With an overall FTBL rating of 65.19 points, he ranks 2nd among forwards at the club and is the best Japanese striker at the moment on our chart.

Makoto Hasebe of German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg tops our rating of Japanese midfielders with 83.32 points, while the second spot is held by Espanyol’s Shunsuke Nakamura with a tally of 53.98 points.

VVV-Venlo’s Keisuke Honda has an overall FTBL rating of 23.39 points and has been linked to a move to Premier League side Liverpool.