based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.
Scout report
S. Yajima is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 17.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yajima.
On the season, Yajima graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.96 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 13). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 32 Yajima is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 17.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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