H. Ishige

Following his move to Wellington Phoenix, Ishige's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→2), while his Rating eased 24→6. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Wellington Phoenix · 8th	3	0	0	6.53	6	2
2024/25	Gamba Osaka · 4th	4	0	0	6.37	24	0
2023/24	Gamba Osaka · 16th	25	3	3	6.77	33	17
2022/23	Gamba Osaka · 15th	20	0	2	6.68	37	10
2020/21	Shimizu S-pulse · 16th	2	0	0	6.45	38	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

H. Ishige is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Wellington Phoenix, rated 6.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ishige.

On the season, Ishige graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.909 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 2). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 31 Ishige is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Ishige is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding level

6.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.2%

Minutes

limited game time

4.91

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Wellington Phoenix finished 8th of 12 · a mid-table side

4.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 3 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.2%

Available fixtures17 of 26

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.909

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %33.3

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 21–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 31, Ishige sits on 0.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ishige's projected Rating — 6.2 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.