based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.5 |
Scout report
R. Hirakawa is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Tokyo Verdy, rated 39.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 40th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 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 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.191 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 22% of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 26 Hirakawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.6% 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 39.4, Hirakawa carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 41 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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