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Daniel Schmidt

Experienced headNagoya Grampus · 34 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDaniel Yuji Yabuki Schmidt
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityJapan
Age34
Date of birth3 Feb 1992
BirthplaceIllinois
Height197 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubNagoya Grampus
Goalkeeper
1
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
90
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

D. Schmidt is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Nagoya Grampus, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Schmidt graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. 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.

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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
9.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
18.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

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

7
Apps
1
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

Rated 9.2 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

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 news

No transfer news found for this player.