African signings in the J1 League

42 recorded moves, newest first.

Date	Player	From		To	League
2025	Richard Monday Ubong	—	→	Vissel Kobe	J1 League
2025	Thomas Deng	Albirex Niigata	→	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League
2024	Avelete Yves	—	→	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League
8 Aug 2023	Bafétimbi Gomis	Galatasaray S.K.	→	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League
2023	Issam Jebali	Odense Boldklub	→	Gamba Osaka	J1 League
2022	Thomas Deng	Urawa Red Diamonds	→	Albirex Niigata	J1 League
2021	Zion Suzuki	—	→	Urawa Red Diamonds	J1 League
2020	Thomas Deng	Melbourne Victory FC	→	Urawa Red Diamonds	J1 League
2020	Peter Utaka	Ventforet Kofu	→	Kyoto Sanga FC	J1 League
2018	Michael Olunga	Guizhou F.C.	→	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League
2017	Peter Utaka	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	→	FC Tokyo	J1 League
2016	Peter Utaka	Shimizu S-Pulse	→	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League
2016	Aymen Tahar	Boavista F.C.	→	Sagan Tosu	J1 League
2015	Lassad Nouioui	F.C. Arouca	→	FC Tokyo	J1 League
2015	Mamadou Barry	Terengganu F.C.	→	Yokohama FC	J1 League
2015	Peter Utaka	Shanghai Shenxin F.C.	→	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League
2014	Ado Onaiwu	—	→	JEF United Chiba	J1 League
2012	Wilfried Sanou	Urawa Red Diamonds	→	Kyoto Sanga FC	J1 League
2010	Wilfried Sanou	1. FC Köln	→	Urawa Red Diamonds	J1 League
2010	Adebayo Adigun	Kashiwa Reysol	→	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League
2009	Adebayo Adigun	Shooting Stars SC	→	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League
2008	Charles Dzisah	Abou Ossé FC	→	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League
2008	Abdul Naza Alhassan	Legon Cities FC	→	Shonan Bellmare	J1 League
2006	Seydou Doumbia	AS Denguélé	→	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League
2005	Kim Grant	Sarawak Football Association	→	Shonan Bellmare	J1 League
2004	Patrick Mboma	Tokyo Verdy	→	Vissel Kobe	J1 League
2003	Patrick Mboma	Al-ittihad	→	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League
2002	Michel Pensée	FC Anzhi Makhachkala	→	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League
2001	Khalid Hamdaoui	Netherlands national futsal team	→	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League
2000	Owusu Benson	FC Sion	→	JEF United Chiba	J1 League
2000	Abdeljalil Hadda	Sporting de Gijón	→	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League
1998	Bernard Allou	Paris Saint-Germain FC	→	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League
1998	Edwin Ifeanyi	FC Tokyo	→	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League
1997	Ignace Moleka	Florida Stars	→	Albirex Niigata	J1 League
1997	Michael Obiku	RCD Mallorca	→	Avispa Fukuoka	J1 League
1997	Patrick Mboma	FC Metz	→	Gamba Osaka	J1 League
1997	Momodu Mutairu	Bridge F.C.	→	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League
1996	Basile Boli	AS Monaco FC	→	Urawa Red Diamonds	J1 League
1996	Donald-Olivier Sié	ASEC Mimosas	→	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League
1995	Ziad Tlemçani	Vitória S.C.	→	Vissel Kobe	J1 League
1995	Stephen Tataw	Tosu Futures	→	Sagan Tosu	J1 League
1995	Edwin Ifeanyi	—	→	FC Tokyo	J1 League