Domestic-league season · Machida Zelvia.
Missed 3 of Machida Zelvia's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (wound). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 709 | 7.5 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — |
Following his move to Machida Zelvia, Kikuchi's current-season form is up 75% on last season (Season 8→14), while his Rating eased 38→30. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 66).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Machida Zelvia · 6th | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Vissel Kobe · 1st | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.88 | 38 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | Vissel Kobe · 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 38 | 1 |
| 2022/23 | Vissel Kobe · 13th | 24 | 4 | 0 | 7.12 | 50 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Vissel Kobe · 3rd | 37 | 5 | 0 | 7.45 | 59 | 66 |
| 2020/21 | Vissel Kobe · 14th | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 | 44 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Kikuchi is a 29-year-old central defender at Machida Zelvia, rated 29.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 558th of 874 in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kikuchi.
Judged on this season alone, Kikuchi graded 14 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 204 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 3 clean sheets and 4.062 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 126th of 204 of the 204 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 29 Kikuchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Kikuchi missed 3 games through injury (wound) out of roughly 38 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 29.5, Kikuchi carries the 126th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 204 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 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.
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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 29, Kikuchi sits on 12.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kikuchi's projected Rating — 29.5 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
