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Kai Kitamura

Project playerFujieda MYFC · 26 yrsStarter

ratings updated 13 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameKai Chidi Kitamura
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityJapan
Age26
Date of birth17 Sept 2000
BirthplaceSaitama
Height178 cm
ClubFujieda MYFC
Goalkeeper
13
Appearances
3
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1170
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fujieda MYFC.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

K. Kitamura is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Fujieda MYFC, rated 37.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 40th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitamura.

Judged on this season alone, Kitamura graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 18 of the 18 goalkeepers in the J2 League, on 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances.

We hold a single season for Kitamura, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 12% of the 18 goalkeepers in the J2 League. At 26 Kitamura is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.

37.5
Ratingi
2nd of 18 goalkeepers
11.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Fujieda MYFC finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

13
Apps
3
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
68.4%
Minutes

3 clean sheets in 13 appearances (23% of games).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.5, Kitamura carries the 2nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J2 League of 18 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.