Kento Tachibanada

Tachibanada's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→18), while his Rating held around 34. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kawasaki Frontale · 14th	3	0	0	6.77	34	18
2026/27	Kawasaki Frontale	20	0	2	6.85	—	—
2025/26	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	30	1	0	6.78	34	18
2024/25	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	35	3	1	7.07	49	41
2023/24	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	30	2	0	6.87	49	30

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 depthBall-winning Central midfielder

K. Tachibanada is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Kawasaki Frontale, rated 33.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tachibanada.

On the season, Tachibanada graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.845 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 28 Tachibanada is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23

33.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.85

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.6% 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 33.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 %38.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.068

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.068

Defensive actions / 904.845

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.205

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 28, Tachibanada sits on 5.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Tachibanada's projected Rating — 33.9 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

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions31

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

About K. Tachibanada

Kento Tachibanada is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Kawasaki Frontale, born on May 29, 1998 in Kirishima, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kawasaki Frontale currently sit 14th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Tachibanada has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 247 minutes.

K. Tachibanada's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Kawasaki Frontale face JEF United Chiba at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Tachibanada at 33.9 with a Season form score of 18.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Emperor Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, K. Tachibanada has totalled 179 club appearances with 8 goals and 5 assists for 1 club. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 35 appearances for Kawasaki Frontale.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.