Shinji Kagawa

Kagawa's current-season form is down 61% on last season (Season 23→9), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Cerezo Osaka · 13th	9	0	2	6.54	10	9
2026/27	Cerezo Osaka	16	1	1	6.96	—	—
2025/26	Cerezo Osaka · 10th	33	2	2	6.94	10	23
2024/25	Cerezo Osaka · 10th	10	1	0	6.88	10	7
2023/24	Cerezo Osaka · 9th	33	2	0	7.01	20	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 15 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	92	35
Japan U23	3	0
Japan U20	2	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

S. Kagawa is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Cerezo Osaka, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 9 appearances, a Season grade of 9. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (17.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.6 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.6 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kagawa.

On the season, Kagawa graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 2 assists in 9 appearances (0.602 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 37 Kagawa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24

4.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.5%

Minutes

limited game time

0.6

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 9 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.6 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.6 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.6 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.5%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.602

Goal contribution / 900.602

Defensive actions / 902.408

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.301

Foul involvement / 902.408

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, Kagawa sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kagawa's projected Rating — 4.9 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.

Transfer history

€24.4M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Cerezo OsakaFeb 2023 – now

St. TruidenJan 2022 – Feb 2023Free

PAOKFeb 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Zaragozauntil Feb 2021

Beşiktaş(on loan)Jan 2019 – Feb 2021

Borussia DortmundAug 2014 – Jan 2019€ 8M

Manchester UnitedJul 2012 – Aug 2014€ 16M

Borussia DortmundJul 2010 – Jul 2012€ 350K

Cerezo Osakauntil Jul 2010

About S. Kagawa

Shinji Kagawa is a 37-year-old centre-forward who plays for Cerezo Osaka, born on March 17, 1989 in Kobe, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Japan. Cerezo Osaka currently sit 13th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Kagawa has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 299 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. Kagawa's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Cerezo Osaka face Kashima away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Kagawa at 4.9 with a Season form score of 9.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 17 career titles — among them the Cup and the DFB Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 20 recorded seasons, S. Kagawa has totalled 417 club appearances with 94 goals and 28 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2009/10, with 44 appearances for Cerezo Osaka.

S. Kagawa's career has also included time at St. Truiden, PAOK, Zaragoza, Beşiktaş, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United.

On the international stage, S. Kagawa has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U20 — 97 caps and 35 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points