Masashi Kamekawa

Following his move to Renofa Yamaguchi, Kamekawa's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 18→8), while his Rating eased 21→10. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Renofa Yamaguchi · 19th	9	0	0	—	10	8
2024/25	Avispa Fukuoka · 12th	26	1	1	6.77	21	18
2023/24	Avispa Fukuoka · 7th	3	0	0	6.47	20	1
2022/23	Yokohama FC	35	2	0	—	—	—
2021/22	V-varen Nagasaki	13	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U23	6	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Kamekawa is a 33-year-old central defender at Renofa Yamaguchi, rated 8.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 231st of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kamekawa.

Judged on this season alone, Kamekawa graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 2 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 8). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 51st of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 33 Kamekawa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

Current potential51st of 57 centre-backs · J3 League · 9 apps Current season53rd of 57 centre-backs · J3 League · 9 apps 53rd-best centre-back in the J3 League 231st in the J3 League · potential 51st-highest potential centre-back in the J3 League

8.7

Ratingi

51st of 57 centre-backs

7.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Renofa Yamaguchi finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 33, 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 8.7, Kamekawa carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League of 57 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.5%

Available fixtures9 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.399

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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 33, Kamekawa sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kamekawa's projected Rating — 8.7 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-backs in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Renofa YamaguchiJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Avispa FukuokaJan 2023 – Jan 2025

Yokohama FCJan 2022 – Jan 2023Free

V-varen NagasakiJan 2019 – Jan 2022

Kashiwa ReysolJan 2018 – Jan 2019

Avispa FukuokaJan 2015 – Jan 2018

Shonan Bellmareuntil Jan 2015

About M. Kamekawa

Masashi Kamekawa is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi, born on May 28, 1993 in Osaka, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Japan. Renofa Yamaguchi currently sit 3rd of 20 in the J3 League.

This season

In the current season, M. Kamekawa has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 676 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

M. Kamekawa's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Renofa Yamaguchi face Kitakyushu at home in the J3 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Kamekawa at 8.7 with a Season form score of 7.7, ranking 231st of 260 centre-backs in the J3 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the J-League Cup and the AFC U23 Asian Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, M. Kamekawa has totalled 325 club appearances with 8 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 44 appearances for Avispa Fukuoka.

M. Kamekawa's career has also included time at Avispa Fukuoka, Yokohama FC, V-varen Nagasaki, Kashiwa Reysol and Shonan Bellmare.

On the international stage, M. Kamekawa has represented Japan U23 — 6 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Renofa Yamaguchi finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Watch points