ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fujieda MYFC.
Scout report
K. Shimabuku is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Albirex Niigata, rated 31.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 61st of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shimabuku.
Judged on this season alone, Shimabuku graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 28% of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 27 Shimabuku is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 59.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 31.5, Shimabuku carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 62 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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