8 Best Players With Exceptional Goal-Scoring Instincts, Ranked

Summary

• Blue Lock aims to create the best striker for Japan’s World Cup success, selecting talented forwards with unique styles.
• Players like Chigiri, Nagi, and Baro demonstrate exceptional goal-scoring abilities and skills at Blue Lock.
• Ego’s mentorship transforms struggling players like Chigiri and Itoshi into top-tier forwards with prolific goal-scoring capabilities.

Blue Lock facility, under Jinpachi Ego’s mentorship, is dedicated to creating the best striker in Japan who will lead the country to its first World Cup glory. Since goal-scoring is arguably the main responsibility of the forwards, most of the players Ego picks for the project are exceptionally talented strikers with unique playing styles and game philosophies. While all of them are competitive and talented, in this article, we primarily look at those who have demonstrated exceptional goal-scoring instincts.

8

Hyoma Chigiri

• Manga Debut: Chapter 1
• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Age: 16-17
• Position: Left Wing, Forward, Right Back

Chigiri was a child prodigy whose confidence and career went downhill following an injury that psychologically affected his game. But playing under Ego’s eyes at Blue Lock helped him regain his mojo. Hyoma is one of the fastest players at the facility, and sometimes his ability to score goals is overlooked because of his overwhelming speed and talent to create chances for forwards while playing as a left wing. But in the Neo Egoist League, he dispels some of these doubts by scoring brilliant goals for his team, Manshine City.

7

Seishiro Nagi

Manshine City’s Right Wing

• Manga Debut: Chapter 22
• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Age: 17
• Position: Forward, Right Wing, Goalkeeper, Offensive Midfielder

Lazy and unmotivated, Seishiro Nagi had no desire to be the best in the world until he joined Blue Lock and was thrilled by the idea of competing against the most skillful footballers from Japan. Born with a natural talent for the game, he thrived in pressure situations and scored some of the best goals.

This is the first time I’ve felt like this, and in order for me to understand this frustration, I want to play football with this guy. I want to try to put in some effort.

Nagi’s innate tapping ability, along with almost perfect ball control, allowed him to excel as a striker, and he subsequently became one of the best forwards in the facility. By the time he played in the Neo Egoist League, Seishiro was a more evolved footballer and scored one of the best goals Jinpachi had ever seen in his life.

6

Bachira Meguru

Blue Lock’s Best Dribbler

• Manga Debut: Chapter 1
• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Age: 17
• Position: Forward, Side Back, Left Wing

Bachira Meguru is a dangerous playmaker whose incredible passing and dribbling abilities allow him to exploit vulnerable gaps in opposition to create goal-scoring chances. He is driven by a deep sense of playing the game based on his instincts, which sets him apart from his peers. Bachira is one of the best players at Blue Lock and plays for Spain’s FC Barcha in the Neo Egoist League.

5

Isagi Yoichi

Ego’s Chosen Mentee

• Manga Debut: Chapter 1
• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Age: 16
• Position: Forward, Offensive Midfielder

Isagi Yoichi had always dreamt of becoming the world’s best striker from a young age. Despite several setbacks in his early career, he finally found his mojo after being invited to train under Jinpachi Ego at the Blue Lock facility.

I’ll sell my soul for the sake of winning. I found a new ego—a way to fight.

Initially, Isagi struggled to keep up with the top players at the facility but underwent a dramatic transformation driven by his analytical mind and unwavering determination.

4

Michael Kaiser

Bastard München’s Ace

• Manga Debut: Chapter 149
• Age: 19
• Position: Forward

Michael Kaiser is a genius from Germany whose prodigious talent has convinced fans that he is the next generation of football superstars. In the Neo Egoist League, he plays for Bastard München. Kaiser is rumored to have the fastest kick swing speed in the world, and his shots are sometimes almost impossible to keep track of with the naked eye. As a clinical finisher, his accurate shooting ability is second to none.

3

Ryusei Shido

Blue Lock’s Demon

• Manga Debut: Chapter 88
• Anime Debut: Episode 24
• Age: 18
• Position: Forward

Arguably Blue Lock’s best player in the six-yard box, Ryusei Shido is a relentless competitor with an uncanny drive to play an explosive brand of football. Unlike his peers, who are too focused on becoming the best in the world, he plays the sport out of passion and a desire to unleash his superior instincts on the field.

Shido’s unmatched acceleration allows him to move quickly through the field and create goal-scoring opportunities out of thin air. His spatial awareness is also quite advanced, while his drive shots and reflexivity are nothing short of exceptional. It should not come as a surprise that he is one of the highest goal-scorers in the Neo Egoist League.

2

Shoei Baro

Blue Lock’s Self-Proclaimed King

• Manga Debut: Chapter 5
• Anime Debut: Episode 1
• Age: 18
• Position: Forward, Right Wing

Shoei Baro is an arrogant and self-centered footballer who is preoccupied with the idea of dominating his opponents and proving himself to be the star of the field. While his personality can be off-putting, he is undoubtedly one of the best players mentored by Ego. Baro plays an aggressive form of football and relies on his superior physicality to intimidate those around him.

On the field, there is already one true king.

Shoei also beautifully employs his middle shots to score goals that often seem practically impossible. Along with the Flow State, Baro is gifted with the Predator Eye, which allows him to focus solely on the goalkeeper and wait for any tactical oversights to exploit and use against the opposition.

1

Rin Itoshi

France’s Paris X Gen Center Forward

• Manga Debut: Chapter 40
• Anime Debut: Episode 11
• Age: 16
• Position: Forward

Sae Itoshi’s talented brother, Rin, vowed to make a name for himself and surpass his brother after the two had a falling out following the former’s life-changing experiences in Europe. Determined to defeat his brother, Rin arrived at Blue Lock and impressed everyone with his prodigious talent.

Itoshi went on to outperform his peers at the facility and was the undisputed ace of Blue Lock, earning Jinpachi Ego’s trust. He played exceptionally in the game against Japan’s U20 team and is also one of the highest goal-scorers in the Neo Egoist League.