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Shintaro Kurumaya

Experienced headKawasaki Frontale · 34 yrsFree agent

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameShintaro Kurumaya
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age34
Date of birth5 Apr 1992
BirthplaceKumamoto
Height180 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubKawasaki Frontale
Centre-back
3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
237
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kawasaki Frontale.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

S. Kurumaya is a 34-year-old central defender at Kawasaki Frontale, rated 7.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kurumaya.

On the season, Kurumaya graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 5.316 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 34 Kurumaya is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent
7.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.9%
Minutes
limited game time
5.32
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

3
Apps
5.32
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 appearances.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 7.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.