Kazuhiko Chiba

Chiba's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→4), while his Rating held around 4. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 13).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Albirex Niigata · 20th	4	0	6.84	4	4
2024/25	Albirex Niigata · 16th	8	1	6.71	5	5
2023/24	Albirex Niigata · 10th	12	1	6.88	7	13
2022/23	Albirex Niigata	25	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Albirex Niigata	39	2	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Chiba is a 41-year-old central defender at FC Ryukyu, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 4 appearances, a Season grade of 9. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (21.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chiba.

On the season, Chiba graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.668 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 4). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 41 Chiba is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down

5.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.67

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Ryukyu finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.67

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 4 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 41, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.5%

Available fixtures4 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.668

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %51

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.245

Foul involvement / 901.957

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 41, Chiba sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chiba's projected Rating — 5.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots2

Passing

Assists0

Passes285—

Pass accuracy51%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%—

Duels won20—

Duels won %71.4%—

Fouls won3—

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions4

Blocks5

Fouls committed5—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC RyukyuJan 2026 – nowFree

Albirex NiigataJan 2021 – Jan 2026Free

Nagoya GrampusJan 2019 – Jan 2021Free

Sanfrecce Hiroshimauntil Jan 2019

About K. Chiba

Kazuhiko Chiba is a 41-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Ryukyu, born on June 21, 1985 in Kushiro, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Japan. FC Ryukyu currently sit 12th of 20 in the J3 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Chiba has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 368 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

K. Chiba's next match is on November 3, 2026, when FC Ryukyu face FC Gifu at home in the J3 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Chiba at 5.2 with a Season form score of 8.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the J2 League and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, K. Chiba has totalled 372 club appearances with 11 goals and 0 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 39 appearances for Albirex Niigata.

K. Chiba's career has also included time at Albirex Niigata, Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

On the international stage, K. Chiba has represented Japan — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Ryukyu finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points