Kenta Inoue

Inoue's current-season form is level with last season (Season 12→13), while his Rating eased 42→35. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 13).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Shimizu S-pulse	3	0	1	6.37	—	—
2025/26	Yokohama F. Marinos · 15th	28	0	4	6.75	35	13
2024/25	Yokohama F. Marinos · 9th	26	1	2	6.7	42	12
2023/24	Yokohama F. Marinos · 2nd	13	0	1	6.61	45	6
2022/23	Oita Trinita	35	1	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

K. Inoue is a 28-year-old full-back at Yokohama F. Marinos, rated 34.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 98 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (40.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Inoue.

Judged on this season alone, Inoue graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 7 of the 7 full-backs in the J1 League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.154 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 29% of the 7 full-backs in the J1 League. At 28 Inoue is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Inoue is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potentialTop 29% full-backs · J1 League Current season6th of 7 full-backs · J1 League 6th-best full-back in the J1 League 39th in the J1 League · potential 2nd-highest potential full-back in the J1 League

34.8

Ratingi

2nd of 7 full-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.15

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.15

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.8, Inoue carries the 2nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.15 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 (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.261

Goal contribution / 900.261

Defensive actions / 902.154

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.392

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 28, Inoue sits on 5.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Inoue's projected Rating — 34.8 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists4—

Defending

Tackles25—

Interceptions4—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Shimizu S-pulseJan 2026 – now-

Yokohama F. MarinosJan 2023 – Jan 2026

Oita Trinitauntil Jan 2023

About K. Inoue

Kenta Inoue is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Shimizu S-pulse, born on July 23, 1998, standing 171 cm tall. He is from Japan. Shimizu S-pulse currently sit 15th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Inoue has made 28 appearances with 0 goals and 4 assists across 1,379 minutes, with 6 yellow cards.

K. Inoue's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Shimizu S-pulse face Kashiwa Reysol at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Inoue at 34.8 with a Season form score of 13, ranking 39th of 98 full-backs in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, K. Inoue has totalled 134 club appearances with 2 goals and 9 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Oita Trinita.

K. Inoue's career has also included time at Yokohama F. Marinos and Oita Trinita.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points