Daniel Schmidt

Following his move to Nagoya Grampus, Schmidt's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→1), while his Rating eased 13→9. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Nagoya Grampus	16	0	0%	7.22	—	—
2025/26	Nagoya Grampus · 16th	7	1	14%	7.04	9	1
2024/25	Gent · 6th	18	0	0%	8.2	13	0
2023/24	Gent	31	0	0%	6.88	—	—
2023/24	St. Truiden · 2nd	4	1	25%	—	19	2
2022/23	St. Truiden · 2nd	31	8	26%	6.88	36	21

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	14	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

D. Schmidt is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Nagoya Grampus, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 94th of 98 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schmidt.

Judged on this season alone, Schmidt graded 1 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 19 of the 19 goalkeepers in the J1 League, on 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 17th of 19 of the 19 goalkeepers in the J1 League. At 34 Schmidt is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential17th of 19 goalkeepers · J1 League · 7 apps Current season19th of 19 goalkeepers · J1 League · 7 apps 19th-best goalkeeper in the J1 League 94th in the J1 League · potential 17th-highest potential goalkeeper in the J1 League

9.2

Ratingi

17th of 19 goalkeepers

1.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.4%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

14%

CS rate

18.4%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 7 appearances (14% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (16th of 20) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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

With a Rating of 9.2, Schmidt carries the 17th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J1 League of 19 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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 %18.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Schmidt sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Schmidt's projected Rating — 9.2 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 goalkeepers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nagoya GrampusJan 2025 – now

GentJan 2024 – Jan 2025Free

St. TruidenJul 2019 – Jan 2024

Vegalta SendaiFeb 2014 – Jul 2019

Kawasaki Frontaleuntil Feb 2014

About D. Schmidt

Daniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Nagoya Grampus, born on February 3, 1992 in Illinois, standing 197 cm tall. He is from Japan. Nagoya Grampus currently sit 13th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, D. Schmidt has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 630 minutes.

D. Schmidt's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Nagoya Grampus face Fagiano Okayama at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Schmidt at 9.2 with a Season form score of 1.4, ranking 94th of 98 goalkeepers in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Schmidt has totalled 311 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 42 appearances for Matsumoto Yamaga.

D. Schmidt's career has also included time at Gent, St. Truiden, Vegalta Sendai and Kawasaki Frontale.

On the international stage, D. Schmidt has represented Japan — 14 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Watch points