based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.
Scout report
R. Yamanaka is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, rated 8.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 7.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamanaka.
On the season, Yamanaka graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 7.5 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 33 Yamanaka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
7.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 4 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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
- Defensive volume. 7.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 1.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 8.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (7.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
