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Kenta Matsumoto

Project playerKashiwa Reysol · 29 yrsStarter
38.4
16.7%
Ratingi
10.4
11.8%
Seasoni
5.7
Valuei

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameKenta Matsumoto
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth4 May 1997
BirthplaceChiba
Height185 cm
ClubKashiwa Reysol
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Season stats

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32
Appearances
6
Clean sheets
19%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
2880
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kashiwa Reysol.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

K. Matsumoto is a 29-year-old goalkeeper at Kashiwa Reysol, rated 37.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (84.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matsumoto.

Judged on this season alone, Matsumoto graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 28 of the 28 goalkeepers in the J1 League, on 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 10). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, top 33% of the 28 goalkeepers in the J1 League. At 29 Matsumoto is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Matsumoto is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding level
Current potentialTop 33% goalkeepers · J1 LeagueCurrent season14th of 28 goalkeepers · J1 League14th-best goalkeeper in the J1 League78th in the J1 League · potential9th-highest potential goalkeeper in the J1 League
37.8
Ratingi
9th of 28 goalkeepers
10.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
84.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Kashiwa Reysol finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

32
Apps
6
Clean sheets
19%
CS rate
84.2%
Minutes

6 clean sheets in 32 appearances (19% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.8, Matsumoto carries the 9th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J1 League (top 33%). A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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 goalkeepers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.