Rei Hirakawa

Hirakawa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Tokyo Verdy · 17th	3	0	0	6.53	45	19
2026/27	Tokyo Verdy	20	0	2	6.7	—	—
2025/26	Tokyo Verdy · 17th	34	0	0	6.87	45	19
2024/25	Jubilo Iwata · 18th	26	0	1	6.74	45	13
2023/24	Roasso Kumamoto	41	7	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U17	3	0

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

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

R. Hirakawa is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Tokyo Verdy, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Hirakawa graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.78 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 26 Hirakawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Hirakawa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level4 clubs

44.3

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

18.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

66.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.78

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.78

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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

Rated 44.3 overall — developing / rotation level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.78

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.315

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 26, Hirakawa sits on 12.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hirakawa's projected Rating — 44.3 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 central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles54

Interceptions30

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

Tokyo VerdyJan 2025 – now

Jubilo Iwatauntil Jan 2025

Roasso KumamotoAug 2022 – Jan 2025Free

FC Tokyo(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Aug 2022

Matsumoto Yamaga(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jan 2022

FC Tokyo(back from loan)Jan 2020 – Feb 2021

Kagoshima United(on loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2020

FC Tokyountil Jul 2019

About R. Hirakawa

Rei Hirakawa is a 26-year-old central midfielder who plays for Tokyo Verdy, born on April 20, 2000 in Tokyo, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Japan. Tokyo Verdy currently sit 17th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, R. Hirakawa has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 234 minutes.

R. Hirakawa's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Tokyo Verdy face Kashima at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Hirakawa at 44.3 with a Season form score of 18.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, R. Hirakawa has totalled 198 club appearances with 9 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 41 appearances for Roasso Kumamoto.

R. Hirakawa's career has also included time at Jubilo Iwata, Roasso Kumamoto, FC Tokyo, Matsumoto Yamaga and Kagoshima United.

On the international stage, R. Hirakawa has represented Japan U17 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.