Daichi Kamada

Kamada's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→0), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 53).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Crystal Palace · 17th	1	0	0	7.2	44	0
2025/26	Crystal Palace · 15th	28	0	0	6.86	44	0
2024/25	Crystal Palace · 12th	35	0	0	6.75	62	16
2023/24	Lazio · 7th	29	2	2	7.04	70	32
2022/23	Eintracht Frankfurt · 7th	32	9	6	6.94	81	52

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	53	14
Japan U23	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

D. Kamada is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Crystal Palace, rated 44.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kamada.

On the season, Kamada graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.679 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 30 Kamada is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 26.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26

44.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

18.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

55.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.68

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.68

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 44.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %55.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.679

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.142

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 (~53), then tapers with age. At 30, Kamada sits on 26.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kamada's projected Rating — 44.2 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 defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles63

Interceptions14

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.6M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Crystal PalaceJul 2024 – nowFree

LazioAug 2023 – Jul 2024Free

Eintracht Frankfurt(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2023

St. Truiden(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

Eintracht FrankfurtJul 2017 – Aug 2018€ 1.6M

Sagan Tosuuntil Jul 2017

About D. Kamada

Daichi Kamada is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Crystal Palace, born on August 5, 1996 in Ehime, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Japan. Crystal Palace currently sit 17th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, D. Kamada has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Everton (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

D. Kamada's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Crystal Palace face Manchester City at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Kamada at 44.2 with a Season form score of 18.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the FA Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Kamada has totalled 309 club appearances with 47 goals and 30 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 35 appearances for Crystal Palace.

D. Kamada's career has also included time at Lazio, Eintracht Frankfurt, St. Truiden and Sagan Tosu.

On the international stage, D. Kamada has represented Japan and Japan U23 — 56 caps and 14 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.