based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
Scout report
Rafael Elias is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Kyoto Sanga, rated 40.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 28th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (42.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.98 goal contributions per 90 (0.61 goals, 0.37 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Elias.
Judged on this season alone, Elias graded 37 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 5 goals and 3 assists in 9 appearances (0.982 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 53 → 37). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 22% of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 27 Elias is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
5 goals in 9 appearances (0.56 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.89 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.98 goal contributions per 90 (0.61 goals, 0.37 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 40.6, Elias carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 28 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.98 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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