Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1193 | 6.68 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | — |
Following his move to Shimizu S-pulse, Kitazume's current-season form is up 71% on last season (Season 7→12), while his Rating eased 22→12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 24).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Shimizu S-pulse · 14th | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6.68 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | Kashiwa Reysol · 7th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 22 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Kashiwa Reysol · 15th | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6.88 | 28 | 8 |
| 2020/21 | Kashiwa Reysol · 7th | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6.98 | 35 | 24 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Kitazume is a 34-year-old full-back at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 11.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 822nd of 874 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitazume.
Judged on this season alone, Kitazume graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the J1 League, on 4 clean sheets and 1.886 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 76th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the J1 League. At 34 Kitazume is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 11.8, Kitazume carries the 76th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League of 79, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 34, Kitazume sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kitazume's projected Rating — 11.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
