Domestic-league season · Fagiano Okayama.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2909 | 7.11 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — |
Following his move to Fagiano Okayama, Esaka's current-season form is up 106% on last season (Season 16→33), while his Rating held around 20. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 51).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fagiano Okayama · 13th | 38 | 6 | 5 | 7.11 | 20 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st | 29 | 5 | 0 | 7.02 | 20 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 18 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Urawa · 9th | 30 | 2 | 1 | 6.93 | 29 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Kashiwa Reysol · 15th | 32 | 7 | 4 | 6.94 | 37 | 33 |
| 2020/21 | Kashiwa Reysol · 7th | 32 | 9 | 9 | 7.22 | 45 | 51 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
A. Esaka is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Fagiano Okayama, rated 19.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 725th of 874 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (85.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Esaka.
Judged on this season alone, Esaka graded 33 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 130 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 6 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances (0.34 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 104th of 130 of the 130 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 34 Esaka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
6 goals in 38 appearances (0.16 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.29 per appearance).
With a Rating of 19.9, Esaka carries the 104th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 130. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 34, Esaka sits on 4.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Esaka's projected Rating — 19.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
