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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Albirex Niigata.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Central Coast Mariners — A-League: 7 apps, 0g 0a, 295 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Albirex Niigata; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1646 | 6.82 |
 A-Leagueat Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 6.6 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178 | — |
Scout report
K. Taniguchi is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Albirex Niigata, rated 26 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 257th of 379 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (48.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taniguchi.
Judged on this season alone, Taniguchi graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 54 of the 54 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 28 appearances (0.164 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 12). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 35th of 54 of the 54 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 30 Taniguchi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2 goals in 28 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 48.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.16 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26, Taniguchi carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 54, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Albirex Niigata finished 20th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.16 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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