Kento Misao

Misao's current-season form is down 17% on last season (Season 18→15), while his Rating held around 29. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kashima · 6th	10	0	1	6.75	29	15
2026/27	Kashima	17	1	0	7.06	—	—
2025/26	Kashima · 1st	29	0	0	6.85	29	18
2024/25	Kashima · 5th	15	1	0	6.99	34	17
2023/24	OH Leuven · 2nd	20	1	0	—	38	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	6	0
Japan U23	1	0
Japan U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

K. Misao is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Kashima, rated 26.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Misao.

On the season, Misao graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.166 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 30 Misao is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding level

26.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

15.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.9%

Minutes

limited game time

3.17

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kashima finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.17

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.9% 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 26.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 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× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.9%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.151

Goal contribution / 900.151

Defensive actions / 903.166

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.452

Foul involvement / 903.467

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Misao sits on 3.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Misao's projected Rating — 26.5 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 central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists1

Chances created8

Passes410

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won34

Duels won %48.6%

Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions6

Blocks4

Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

KashimaJul 2024 – now

OH LeuvenJul 2023 – Jul 2024

Santa ClaraJan 2023 – Jul 2023

KashimaJan 2016 – Jan 2023

Tokyo Verdyuntil Jan 2016

About K. Misao

Kento Misao is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Kashima, born on April 16, 1996 in Tokyo, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kashima currently sit 6th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Misao has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 597 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

K. Misao's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Kashima face Cerezo Osaka at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Misao at 26.5 with a Season form score of 15.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the AFC Champions League Elite and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, K. Misao has totalled 327 club appearances with 7 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 39 appearances for Tokyo Verdy.

K. Misao's career has also included time at OH Leuven, Santa Clara and Tokyo Verdy.

On the international stage, K. Misao has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U17 — 9 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kashima finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points