Masaaki Murakami

Murakami's current-season form is down 35% on last season (Season 34→22), while his Rating eased 26→12. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Kyoto Sanga	1	0	0%	5.9	—	—
2025/26	Avispa Fukuoka · 12th	14	6	43%	7.04	12	22
2024/25	Avispa Fukuoka · 12th	26	10	38%	6.91	26	34
2023/24	Avispa Fukuoka · 7th	33	6	18%	6.88	29	19
2022/23	Avispa Fukuoka · 14th	27	9	33%	6.76	35	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

M. Murakami is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Kyoto Sanga, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 11% of J1 League goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.9, ranking 178th of 193 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (73.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murakami.

Judged on this season alone, Murakami graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 28 goalkeepers in the J1 League, on 6 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 23rd of 28 of the 28 goalkeepers in the J1 League. At 34 Murakami is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25

Current potential23rd of 28 goalkeepers · J1 League · 14 apps Current season3rd of 28 goalkeepers · J1 League · 14 apps 3rd-best goalkeeper in the J1 League 178th in the J1 League · potential 23rd-highest potential goalkeeper in the J1 League

17.9

Ratingi

23rd of 28 goalkeepers

43.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

73.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.07

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

43%

CS rate

73.7%

Minutes

6 clean sheets in 14 appearances (43% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (16th of 20) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 73.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.9, Murakami carries the 23rd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J1 League of 28 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %73.7%

Available fixtures14 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.071

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 34, Murakami sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Murakami's projected Rating — 17.9 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 goalkeepers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets6

Distribution

Passes430

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Kyoto SangaJan 2026 – now-

Avispa FukuokaJan 2020 – Jan 2026

Mito Hollyhock(on loan)Feb 2019 – Jan 2020

Renofa Yamaguchiuntil Feb 2019

About M. Murakami

Masaaki Murakami is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Kyoto Sanga, born on August 7, 1992, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kyoto Sanga currently sit 16th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, M. Murakami has made 14 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,260 minutes.

M. Murakami's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Kyoto Sanga face Shimizu S-pulse at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Murakami at 17.9 with a Season form score of 43.8, ranking 178th of 193 goalkeepers in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Murakami has totalled 184 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 37 appearances for Avispa Fukuoka.

M. Murakami's career has also included time at Avispa Fukuoka, Mito Hollyhock and Renofa Yamaguchi.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points