based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.
Scout report
K. Inoue is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Yokohama F. Marinos, rated 34.1 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.
On the season, Inoue graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 4 assists and 2.154 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 28 Inoue is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.
Inoue is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
Output in context · Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
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 central midfielder.
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
Rated 34.1 overall — developing / rotation level. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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