The J.League has announced the MEIJI YASUDA J.League Monthly MVP nominees for June 2016.
In the J1 League, midfielders Shoma Doi and Mitsuo Ogasawara from First Stage champions Kashima Antlers were joined on the shortlist by Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender and Rio 2016 overage selection Tsukasa Shiotani.
Matsumoto Yamaga midfielder Yudai Iwama, Fagiano Okayama midfielder and Olympic call-up Shinya Yajima, and V-Varen Nagasaki striker Ryo Nagai earned nods for the J2 League shortlist.
Monthly MVP recipients will be announced later this July.