Gakuji Ota

Ota's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kyoto Sanga · 14th	3	0	0%	6.6	22	19
2026/27	Kyoto Sanga	18	0	0%	6.84	—	—
2025/26	Kyoto Sanga · 3rd	36	9	25%	7.12	22	19
2024/25	Kyoto Sanga · 14th	8	2	25%	7.56	12	5
2023/24	Kyoto Sanga · 13th	27	2	7%	6.87	17	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

G. Ota is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Kyoto Sanga, rated 22 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (94.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ota.

On the season, Ota graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets across 36 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 35 Ota is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Ota is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

94.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.03

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

94.7%

Minutes

9 clean sheets in 36 appearances (25% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22 overall — below regular-starter level. A near ever-present 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 %94.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.028

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.056

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 35, Ota sits on 2.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ota's projected Rating — 22 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 sheets9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Kyoto SangaJan 2020 – nowFree

Kataller Toyamauntil Jan 2020

Tokyo Verdy(back from loan)Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

Kataller ToyamaFeb 2019 – Jan 2019Free

Kataller Toyama(on loan)Feb 2018 – Feb 2019

Tokyo VerdyJan 2016 – Feb 2018

FC Gifuuntil Jan 2016

About G. Ota

Gakuji Ota is a 35-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Kyoto Sanga, born on December 26, 1990 in Mie, standing 190 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kyoto Sanga currently sit 14th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, G. Ota has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes.

G. Ota's next match is on September 2, 2026, when Kyoto Sanga face Yokohama F. Marinos away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Ota at 22 with a Season form score of 19.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, G. Ota has totalled 120 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 36 appearances for Kyoto Sanga.

G. Ota's career has also included time at Kataller Toyama, Tokyo Verdy and FC Gifu.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.