Daichi Ishikawa

Ishikawa's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 16→7), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 16).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	JEF United Chiba · 19th	8	0	1	6.69	22	7
2026/27	JEF United Chiba	17	3	1	6.55	—	—
2025/26	JEF United Chiba · 3rd	14	6	0	—	22	16
2024/25	Roasso Kumamoto	27	10	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Roasso Kumamoto	17	9	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Ishikawa is a 30-year-old centre-forward at JEF United Chiba, rated 24.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 168th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ishikawa.

Judged on this season alone, Ishikawa graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances (0.14 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 7).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 24th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 30 Ishikawa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downStepped up 2027/28

Current potential24th of 28 centre-forwards · J1 League · 8 apps Current season26th of 28 centre-forwards · J1 League · 8 apps 26th-best centre-forward in the J1 League 168th in the J1 League · potential 24th-highest potential centre-forward in the J1 League

24.4

Ratingi

24th of 28 centre-forwards

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 8 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.4, Ishikawa carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 28 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.7%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.14

Goal contribution / 900.14

Defensive actions / 902.233

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %74

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.14

Foul involvement / 901.814

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Ishikawa sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ishikawa's projected Rating — 24.4 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 centre-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Chances created7

Passes211

Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success40%

Duels won25

Duels won %50%

Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions6

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

JEF United ChibaJan 2025 – now

Roasso KumamotoJan 2023 – Jan 2025

Gainare TottoriJan 2021 – Jan 2023

FC Gifu(back from loan)Feb 2020 – Jan 2021

Azul Claro Numazu(on loan)Jul 2019 – Feb 2020

FC Gifuuntil Jul 2019

About D. Ishikawa

Daichi Ishikawa is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for JEF United Chiba, born on February 22, 1996 in Ibaraki, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan. JEF United Chiba currently sit 19th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, D. Ishikawa has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 645 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Ishikawa's next match is on November 1, 2026, when JEF United Chiba face Avispa Fukuoka at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ishikawa at 24.4 with a Season form score of 7, ranking 168th of 193 centre-forwards in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, D. Ishikawa has totalled 185 club appearances with 53 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 33 appearances for Gainare Tottori.

D. Ishikawa's career has also included time at Roasso Kumamoto, Gainare Tottori, FC Gifu and Azul Claro Numazu.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

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