Gaku Shibasaki

Shibasaki's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 12. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kashima · 8th	7	1	6.77	12	8
2026/27	Kashima	15	4	6.91	—	—
2025/26	Kashima · 1st	19	0	6.87	12	8
2024/25	Kashima · 5th	22	3	6.92	20	18
2023/24	Kashima · 5th	3	1	6.6	18	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	60	3
Japan U17	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

G. Shibasaki is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Kashima, rated 11.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shibasaki.

On the season, Shibasaki graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.877 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Shibasaki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 down

11.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.88

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.5% 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 11.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %28.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.877

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.185

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 34, Shibasaki sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Shibasaki's projected Rating — 11.6 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 central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions17

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2M total transfer fees · 5 moves

KashimaSept 2023 – nowFree

LeganesSept 2020 – Sept 2023

Deportivo La CorunaJul 2019 – Sept 2020€ 2M

GetafeJul 2017 – Jul 2019Free

TTenerifeJan 2017 – Jul 2017Free

Kashimauntil Jan 2017

About G. Shibasaki

Gaku Shibasaki is a 34-year-old central midfielder who plays for Kashima, born on May 28, 1992 in Aomori, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kashima currently sit 8th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, G. Shibasaki has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 320 minutes.

G. Shibasaki's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Kashima face Kawasaki Frontale away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Shibasaki at 11.6 with a Season form score of 8.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Emperor Cup and the J1 League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, G. Shibasaki has totalled 409 club appearances with 25 goals and 20 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 34 appearances for Kashima.

G. Shibasaki's career has also included time at Leganes, Deportivo La Coruna, Getafe and TTenerife.

On the international stage, G. Shibasaki has represented Japan and Japan U17 — 63 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points