Naomichi Ueda

Ueda's current-season form is level with last season (Season 50→50), while his Rating held around 34. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kashima · 3rd	3	0	0	6.53	34	50
2026/27	Kashima	20	2	1	7.41	—	—
2025/26	Kashima · 1st	38	2	5	7.15	34	50
2024/25	Kashima · 5th	38	3	2	7	40	43
2023/24	Kashima · 5th	34	2	0	6.96	44	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	18	1
Japan U23	17	1
Japan U17	5	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

N. Ueda is a 31-year-old central defender at Kashima, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 50. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.7. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ueda.

On the season, Ueda graded 50 for current form (age-blind), on 16 clean sheets and 2.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 50 → 50). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 31 Ueda is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Ueda is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2023/24

33.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

50.1

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

100%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.5

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.5

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 16 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 33.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %100%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.053

Assists / 900.132

Goal contribution / 900.184

Defensive actions / 902.5

Player flow

Goal involvements7

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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 31, Ueda sits on 6.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ueda's projected Rating — 33.7 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 J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions43

Blocks30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

KashimaJan 2023 – now

NNimes(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

Cercle BruggeJul 2018 – Jan 2021

Kashimauntil Jul 2018

About N. Ueda

Naomichi Ueda is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Kashima, born on October 24, 1994 in Kumamoto, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kashima currently sit 3rd of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, N. Ueda has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes.

N. Ueda's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Kashima face Tokyo Verdy away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Ueda at 33.7 with a Season form score of 50.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the EAFF E-1 Football Championship and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, N. Ueda has totalled 318 club appearances with 14 goals and 8 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Kashima.

N. Ueda's career has also included time at NNimes and Cercle Brugge.

On the international stage, N. Ueda has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U17 — 40 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.