J.League Best Young Player
The J.League Best Young Player 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.
| Year | Footballer | Club | Position | Nationality |
| 1993 | Masaaki Sawanobori | Shimizu S-Pulse | MF |  Japan |