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Naoki Kanuma

Project playerTokushima Vortis · 28 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameNaoki Kanuma
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age28
Date of birth7 Dec 1997
BirthplaceSaitama
Height174 cm
ClubTokushima Vortis
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1103
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tokushima Vortis.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

N. Kanuma is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Tokushima Vortis, rated 29.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (64.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kanuma.

Judged on this season alone, Kanuma graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 9). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 27th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 28 Kanuma is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding level
Current potential27th of 62 central midfielders · J2 League · 13 appsCurrent season33rd of 62 central midfielders · J2 League · 13 apps33rd-best central midfielder in the J2 League96th in the J2 League · potential27th-highest potential central midfielder in the J2 League
29.6
Ratingi
27th of 62 central midfielders
9.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Tokushima Vortis finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

13
Apps
0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.6, Kanuma carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 62 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

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