Ataru Esaka

Esaka's current-season form is level with last season (Season 34→34), while his Rating held around 20. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Fagiano Okayama · 9th	3	0	0	6.77	20	34
2026/27	Fagiano Okayama	20	3	3	7.01	—	—
2025/26	Fagiano Okayama · 13th	38	6	5	7.11	20	34
2024/25	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 1st	29	5	0	7.02	20	18
2023/24	Ulsan Hyundai FC · 3rd	9	1	1	6.7	18	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

A. Esaka is a 34-year-old winger at Fagiano Okayama, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 34. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (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.

On the season, Esaka graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances (0.34 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 34 Esaka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

34.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

85.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.34

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Fagiano Okayama finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.16

Goals / app

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).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 85.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %85.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.186

Assists / 900.155

Goal contribution / 900.34

Defensive actions / 901.609

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Cards / 900.031

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 34, Esaka sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Esaka's projected Rating — 20 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6—

Passing

Assists5—

Defending

Tackles35—

Interceptions14—

Blocks3—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Fagiano OkayamaJan 2025 – now

Ulsan Hyundai FCJan 2023 – Jan 2025

UrawaJul 2021 – Jan 2023

Kashiwa ReysolJan 2018 – Jul 2021Free

Omiya Ardijauntil Jan 2018

About A. Esaka

Ataru Esaka is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Fagiano Okayama, born on May 31, 1992 in Sanda, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Japan. Fagiano Okayama currently sit 9th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, A. Esaka has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 232 minutes.

A. Esaka's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Fagiano Okayama face Nagoya Grampus away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Esaka at 20 with a Season form score of 34.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the K League 1 and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, A. Esaka has totalled 387 club appearances with 86 goals and 32 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 42 appearances for Thespakusatsu Gunma.

A. Esaka's career has also included time at Ulsan Hyundai FC, Urawa, Kashiwa Reysol and Omiya Ardija.

On the international stage, A. Esaka has represented Japan — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.