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Koji Toriumi

Experienced headJEF United Chiba · 31 yrsFringe player

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameKoji Toriumi
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age31
Date of birth9 May 1995
BirthplaceKisarazu
Height182 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubJEF United Chiba
Centre-back
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
270
Minutes

Domestic-league season · JEF United Chiba.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League100905.9

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Toriumi is a 31-year-old central defender at JEF United Chiba, rated 17.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Toriumi.

On the season, Toriumi graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 31 Toriumi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
17.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
7.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
15.8%
Minutes
limited game time
3
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3
Apps
3
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
4
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 15.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.