Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 601 | 6.61 |
 AFC Champions League Eliteat Buriram United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6.8 |
Scout report
K. Junker is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Nagoya Grampus, rated 15.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 328th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Junker.
Judged on this season alone, Junker graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 42 of the 42 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 1 goal and 0 assists in 16 appearances (0.15 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 35th of 42 of the 42 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 32 Junker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
1 goal in 16 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 17.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.15 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 32, 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 15.4, Junker carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 42 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.15 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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