Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2286 | 6.87 |
 J-League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 246 | — |
Scout report
R. Hirakawa is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Tokyo Verdy, rated 44.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 82nd of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hirakawa.
Judged on this season alone, Hirakawa graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 49 of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.78 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 19). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 29% of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 26 Hirakawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.2 reflects that trajectory.
Hirakawa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.5, Hirakawa carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
