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Keisuke Kurokawa

Project playerDC United · 29 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameKeisuke Kurokawa
PositionFull-back
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth13 Apr 1997
BirthplaceAkashi
Height173 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubDC United
Full-back
27
Appearances
0
Goals
6
Assists
2268
Minutes

Domestic-league season · DC United.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Gamba Osaka — AFC Champions League Two: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 334 min

Earlier this season at Gamba Osaka — J-League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 120 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at DC United; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer150313686.65

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

K. Kurokawa is a 29-year-old full-back at DC United, rated 32.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 287th of 491 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (93.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kurokawa.

Judged on this season alone, Kurokawa graded 31 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 6 clean sheets and 3.175 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 30 → 31). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 33rd of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Kurokawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25
32.8
Ratingi
33rd of 55 full-backs
31
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
93.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.18
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · DC United finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

27
Apps
3.18
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
39
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.8, Kurokawa carries the 33rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Major League Soccer of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots4

Passing

Assists6
Chances created29
Passes745
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles22
Dribble success57.9%
Duels won83
Duels won %53.5%
Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions39
Blocks5
Fouls committed18
Penalties conceded2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.