based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 7.9 |
Scout report
R. Yamashita is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Gamba Osaka, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 72nd 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 1.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamashita.
Judged on this season alone, Yamashita graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 1.294 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 15). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 19th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 29 Yamashita is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Yamashita is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
1.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.29 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.9, Yamashita carries the 19th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 41 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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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