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Kohei Okuno

Squad depthAvispa Fukuoka · 26 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKohei Okuno
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age26
Date of birth3 Apr 2000
BirthplaceItami
Height176 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubAvispa Fukuoka
Defensive midfielder
31
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1978
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shonan Bellmare.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

K. Okuno is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Shonan Bellmare, rated 42.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 98 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (57.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.23 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Okuno.

Judged on this season alone, Okuno graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 3rd of 4 of the 4 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.232 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 29). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 2nd of 4 of the 4 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 26 Okuno is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.4 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Okuno is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
42.1
Ratingi
2nd of 4 defensive midfielders
29.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.23
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Shonan Bellmare finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

31
Apps
4.23
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
44
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.1, Okuno carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 4, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Shonan Bellmare finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles37
Interceptions44
Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.