based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · V-varen Nagasaki.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 7.2 |
Scout report
R. Yamada is a 28-year-old central midfielder at V-varen Nagasaki, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 152nd of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamada.
Judged on this season alone, Yamada graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.438 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 5). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 37th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 28 Yamada is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.
Yamada is operating at his career peak — the 2027/28 level is the level.
Output in context · V-varen Nagasaki finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 36.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.44 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.2, Yamada carries the 37th-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 light defensive volume (1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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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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