Kei Chinen

Following his move to Yokohama F. Marinos, Chinen's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→31), while his Rating eased 25→23. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Yokohama F. Marinos · 5th	3	0	0	7.1	23	31
2026/27	Kashima	16	0	2	6.65	—	—
2025/26	Kashima · 1st	29	4	0	6.97	25	31
2024/25	Kashima · 5th	33	3	3	7.16	37	22
2023/24	Kashima · 5th	21	5	0	6.75	36	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

K. Chinen is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Kashima, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 0 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 31. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (43.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chinen.

On the season, Chinen graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 0 assists and 5.723 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 31 Chinen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Chinen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent4 clubs

25.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

30.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

5.72

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

5.72

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

5.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 5.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.241

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.241

Defensive actions / 905.723

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.361

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 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 31, Chinen sits on 5.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chinen's projected Rating — 25.2 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 defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles53—

Interceptions42—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Yokohama F. MarinosJun 2026 – now

KashimaJan 2023 – Jun 2026

Kawasaki Frontale(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

Oita Trinita(on loan)Feb 2020 – Jan 2021

Kawasaki Frontaleuntil Feb 2020

About K. Chinen

Kei Chinen is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Yokohama F. Marinos, born on March 17, 1995 in Haebaru, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Japan. Yokohama F. Marinos currently sit 5th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Chinen has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 269 minutes.

K. Chinen's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Yokohama F. Marinos face Urawa away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Chinen at 25.2 with a Season form score of 30.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the J1 League and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, K. Chinen has totalled 230 club appearances with 35 goals and 9 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 33 appearances for Kashima.

K. Chinen's career has also included time at Kashima, Kawasaki Frontale and Oita Trinita.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.