Rikito Inoue

Inoue's current-season form is level with last season (Season 7→7), while his Rating held around 27. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Cerezo Osaka · 6th	3	0	0	7.57	27	7
2026/27	Cerezo Osaka	18	2	0	7	—	—
2025/26	Cerezo Osaka · 10th	11	0	0	7.23	27	7
2025/26	Urawa	2	0	0	6.6	—	—
2024/25	Urawa · 13th	16	0	0	7.02	37	17
2023/24	Kyoto Sanga · 13th	27	0	1	6.78	45	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

R. Inoue is a 29-year-old central defender at Cerezo Osaka, rated 27.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Inoue.

On the season, Inoue graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.68 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 29 Inoue is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down

27.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.6%

Minutes

limited game time

3.68

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.68

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.68

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.112

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 29, Inoue sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Inoue's projected Rating — 27.2 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

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions5

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cerezo OsakaJul 2025 – now

UrawaJan 2024 – Jul 2025

Kyoto SangaJan 2022 – Jan 2024Free

Fagiano OkayamaJan 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Gainare Tottoriuntil Jan 2021

About R. Inoue

Rikito Inoue is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Cerezo Osaka, born on March 9, 1997, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Japan. Cerezo Osaka currently sit 6th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, R. Inoue has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 280 minutes.

R. Inoue's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cerezo Osaka face Vissel Kobe away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Inoue at 27.2 with a Season form score of 6.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, R. Inoue has totalled 245 club appearances with 9 goals and 1 assist for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 42 appearances for Fagiano Okayama.

R. Inoue's career has also included time at Urawa, Kyoto Sanga, Fagiano Okayama and Gainare Tottori.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.