Makoto Mitsuta

Project player

Gamba Osaka · 27 yrs

43.3

Profile

Full nameMakoto Mitsuta

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityJapan

Age27

Date of birth20 Jul 1999

BirthplaceKumamoto

Height170 cm

Shirt number#51

ClubGamba Osaka

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Centre-forwardalso played MID

Season stats

Full career & schedule →

Appearances

Goals

Assists

2649

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
J1 League	35	2	0	2649	7.05
AFC Champions League Two	6	0	1	156	6.8
J-League Cup	3	0	0	133	—
AFC Champions League Eliteat Vissel Kobe	2	0	0	122	6.7

Career

Full career & schedule →

EAFF E-1 Football Championship×2J-League Cup×2Super Cup×2

Following his move to Gamba Osaka, Mitsuta's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 22→11), while his Rating eased 53→43. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gamba Osaka	1	0	0	6.9	—	—
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	6	0	0	6.45	—	—
2025/26	Gamba Osaka · 9th	35	2	0	7.05	43	11
2025/26	Vissel KobeLoan	2	0	0	6.7	—	—
2024/25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 2nd	35	3	4	7.16	53	22
2023/24	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd	23	4	5	7.51	55	29
2022/23	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd	29	9	7	7.3	59	47

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

M. Mitsuta is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Gamba Osaka, rated 43.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 98th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (77.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mitsuta.

Judged on this season alone, Mitsuta graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 35 appearances (0.068 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 30% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 27 Mitsuta is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.8 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 down

Current potentialTop 30% attacking midfielders · J1 League Current season40th of 51 attacking midfielders · J1 League40th-best attacking midfielder in the J1 League98th in the J1 League · potential15th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the J1 League

43.3

Ratingi

15th of 51 attacking midfielders

11.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

77.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.07

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

2 goals in 35 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 77.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.07 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.3, Mitsuta carries the 15th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League (top 30%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.07 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %77.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.068

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.068

Defensive actions / 902.072

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %18.2

Shot accuracy %40.7

Dribble success %58.3

Cards / 900.068

Foul involvement / 902.14

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 27, Mitsuta sits on 11.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mitsuta's projected Rating — 43.3 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 centre-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target11

Shots27

Passing

Assists0

Chances created56—

Passes1,364—

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success58.3%

Duels won110—

Duels won %46.8%—

Fouls won31

Defending

Tackles47

Interceptions11

Blocks3

Fouls committed32

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Kashiwa Reysol(on loan)2026/27 – now

Gamba Osaka(back from loan)2026/27 – 2026/27

Vissel Kobe(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Gamba Osakauntil 2025/26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima(back from loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Gamba Osaka2025/26 – 2025/26

Gamba Osaka(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Sanfrecce Hiroshimauntil 2024/25

About M. Mitsuta

Makoto Mitsuta is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Gamba Osaka, born on July 20, 1999 in Kumamoto, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Japan. Gamba Osaka currently sit 9th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, M. Mitsuta has made 35 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 2,649 minutes, averaging a 6.94 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the J1 League, the AFC Champions League Two, the J-League Cup and the AFC Champions League Elite. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When M. Mitsuta plays, Gamba Osaka's record this season is 20W-7D-14L — and his match ratings average 7.03 at home against 6.99 on the road.

Recent matches

April 20, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Al-Ahli Jeddah (69 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 16, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Al Sadd (53 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 11, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Ratchaburi (35 minutes, 7.3 rating)
December 6, 2025: 4-1 win at home vs Tokyo Verdy (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Avispa Fukuoka (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 9, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Vissel Kobe (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 5, 2025: 1-0 win away at Nam Dinh (28 minutes, 6.3 rating)
October 25, 2025: 2-0 win away at Nagoya Grampus (89 minutes, 7.2 rating)
October 22, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Nam Dinh (68 minutes, 6.6 rating)
October 18, 2025: 0-5 loss at home vs Kashiwa Reysol (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Mitsuta at 43.3 with a Season form score of 11.2, ranking 98th of 377 centre-forwards in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, M. Mitsuta has totalled 131 club appearances with 18 goals and 16 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 35 appearances for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

M. Mitsuta's career has also included time at Kashiwa Reysol, Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

On the international stage, M. Mitsuta has represented Japan — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points