Shinji Kagawa

Kagawa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), 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 · 6th	3	0	1	6.6	10	23
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 headCentre-forward

S. Kagawa is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Cerezo Osaka, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 14. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (52.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.2 goal contributions per 90 (0.1 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kagawa.

On the season, Kagawa graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances (0.201 involvements per 90).

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

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 37 Kagawa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 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

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.2

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

2 goals in 33 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
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 10 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 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 %52.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.1

Assists / 900.1

Goal contribution / 900.201

Defensive actions / 902.058

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.151

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 37, Kagawa sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kagawa's projected Rating — 10 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-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions14

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€27.4M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Cerezo OsakaFeb 2023 – now

St. TruidenJan 2022 – Feb 2023Free

PAOKFeb 2021 – Jan 2022Free

ZaragozaAug 2019 – Feb 2021€ 3M

Beşiktaş(on loan)Jan 2019 – Aug 2019

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 6th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Kagawa has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 163 minutes.

S. Kagawa's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cerezo Osaka face Vissel Kobe away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Kagawa at 10 with a Season form score of 14.4. 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 411 club appearances with 94 goals and 27 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.