Kento Misao

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

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kashima · 3rd	3	0	6.43	29	18
2026/27	Kashima	17	1	7.06	—	—
2025/26	Kashima · 1st	29	0	6.85	29	18
2024/25	Kashima · 5th	15	1	6.99	34	17
2023/24	OH Leuven · 2nd	20	1	—	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 depthBall-winning Central midfielder

K. Misao is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Kashima, rated 29.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (52.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.73 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 18 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.732 defensive actions per 90.

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

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 30 Misao is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 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: 2022/23Trending up

29.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.73

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

4.73

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.8% 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 29.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 %52.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.732

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.149

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 30, Misao sits on 4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Misao's projected Rating — 29.2 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

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles46

Interceptions40

Blocks9

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 3rd of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Misao has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 212 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

K. Misao's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Kashima face Tokyo Verdy away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Misao at 29.2 with a Season form score of 17.5. 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 320 club appearances with 7 goals and 6 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.