Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 37 | 10 | 0 | 2271 | 6.8 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — |
Kitagawa's current-season form is up 700% on last season (Season 4→32), while his Rating eased 37→35. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Shimizu S-pulse · 14th | 37 | 10 | 0 | 6.8 | 35 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | Shimizu S-pulse · 17th | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.54 | 37 | 4 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Kitagawa is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 34.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 456th of 874 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitagawa.
Judged on this season alone, Kitagawa graded 32 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 130 centre-forwards in the J3 League, on 10 goals and 0 assists in 37 appearances (0.396 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 32).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 64th of 130 of the 130 centre-forwards in the J3 League. At 29 Kitagawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kitagawa is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
10 goals in 37 appearances (0.27 per game) is double figures — and for a lower-table side (14th of 20), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone.
With a Rating of 34.9, Kitagawa carries the 64th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J3 League of 130, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 29, Kitagawa sits on 14.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kitagawa's projected Rating — 34.9 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
