Seiji Kimura

Kimura's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating eased 51→48. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	KVC Westerlo · 8th	7	0	6.69	48	24
2025/26	KVC Westerlo · 3rd	21	1	6.86	51	24
2025/26	FC Tokyo · 11th	9	0	6.82	43	8
2024/25	Sagan Tosu · 20th	26	1	6.82	49	20
2023/24	FC Tokyo · 11th	5	0	6.53	45	5
2022/23	FC Tokyo · 6th	6	0	6.75	46	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U23	10	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Kimura is a 25-year-old central defender at KVC Westerlo, rated 50.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 51st of 113 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (51.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kimura.

Judged on this season alone, Kimura graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 26 of the 26 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 7 clean sheets and 2.594 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 12th of 26 of the 26 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 25 Kimura is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Kimura is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

Current potential12th of 26 centre-backs · Jupiler Pro League Current season17th of 26 centre-backs · Jupiler Pro League 17th-best centre-back in the Jupiler Pro League 51st in the Jupiler Pro League · potential 12th-highest potential centre-back in the Jupiler Pro League

50.7

Ratingi

12th of 26 centre-backs

23.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.59

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · KVC Westerlo finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.59

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.7, Kimura carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 26. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %51.1%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900.049

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.049

Defensive actions / 902.594

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.049

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 25, Kimura sits on 16.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kimura's projected Rating — 50.7 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 Jupiler Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions15

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

KVC WesterloAug 2025 – now

FC Tokyo(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Aug 2025

Sagan Tosu(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

FC Tokyo(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2024

Montedio Yamagata(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

FC Tokyountil Jan 2022

Sagamihara(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Kyoto Sanga(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

FC Tokyountil Feb 2021

About S. Kimura

Seiji Kimura is a 25-year-old centre-back who plays for KVC Westerlo, born on August 24, 2001 in Chiba, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Japan. KVC Westerlo currently sit 8th of 18 in the Jupiler Pro League.

This season

In the current season, S. Kimura has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 630 minutes, averaging a 6.68 match rating over his last 7 rated games.

When S. Kimura plays, KVC Westerlo's record this season is 3W-1D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.72 at home against 6.66 on the road.

Recent matches

September 20, 2026: 2-0 win away at St. Truiden (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
September 12, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs Standard Liege (90 minutes, 6.97 rating)
September 5, 2026: 4-0 win away at KV Mechelen (90 minutes, 7.02 rating)
August 30, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Zulte Waregem (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Lommel United (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
August 15, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Genk (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Union St. Gilloise (90 minutes, 6 rating)

S. Kimura's next match is on October 11, 2026, when KVC Westerlo face Antwerp at home in the Jupiler Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Kimura at 50.7 with a Season form score of 23.7, ranking 51st of 113 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the AFC U23 Asian Cup and the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, S. Kimura has totalled 132 club appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 26 appearances for Sagan Tosu.

S. Kimura's career has also included time at FC Tokyo, Sagan Tosu, Montedio Yamagata, Sagamihara and Kyoto Sanga.

On the international stage, S. Kimura has represented Japan U23 — 10 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · KVC Westerlo finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Watch points