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Hiroyuki Mae

Experienced headMachida Zelvia · 31 yrsStarter

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameHiroyuki Mae
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age31
Date of birth1 Aug 1995
BirthplaceSapporo
Height173 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubMachida Zelvia
Central midfielder
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
623
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Machida Zelvia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League100906.5

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

H. Mae is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Machida Zelvia, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 20% of J1 League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.9, ranking 77th of 113 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (81.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mae.

Judged on this season alone, Mae graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 25 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.743 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 19th of 25 of the 25 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 31 Mae is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent
28.9
Ratingi
19th of 25 central midfielders
31.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.74
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Machida Zelvia finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

33
Apps
3.74
Def. / 90
52
Tackles
53
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • 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

With a Rating of 28.9, Mae carries the 19th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 25. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles52
Interceptions53
Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.