Shohei Aihara

Following his move to FC Gifu, Aihara's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→15), while his Rating eased 36→15. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Mito Hollyhock	2	0	6.5	—	—
2025/26	FC Gifu · 13th	19	5	7.34	15	15
2024/25	FC Gifu	34	4	—	—	—
2023/24	Roasso Kumamoto	39	5	—	—	—
2022/23	Roasso Kumamoto · 9th	1	0	—	36	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

S. Aihara is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Mito Hollyhock, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 32% of J1 League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.8, ranking 185th of 193 in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (75.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.35 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aihara.

Judged on this season alone, Aihara graded 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 5 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances (0.349 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 15).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 28th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 30 Aihara is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential28th of 28 centre-forwards · J1 League Current seasonTop 33% centre-forwards · J1 League 9th-best centre-forward in the J1 League 185th in the J1 League · potential 28th-highest potential centre-forward in the J1 League

17.8

Ratingi

28th of 28 centre-forwards

29.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Mito Hollyhock finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.26

Goals / app

5 goals in 19 appearances (0.26 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.8, Aihara carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 28, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Mito Hollyhock finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.3%

Available fixtures19 of 10

Goals / 900.349

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.349

Defensive actions / 901.258

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %62.5

Shot accuracy %36.4

Pass accuracy %70

Cards / 900.349

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 30, Aihara sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Aihara's projected Rating — 17.8 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

Goals5

Shots on target8

Shots22

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles30

Defending

Interceptions13

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Mito HollyhockAug 2025 – now

FC GifuJan 2024 – Aug 2025Free

Roasso KumamotoJan 2022 – Jan 2024Free

FC Gifuuntil Jan 2022

About S. Aihara

Shohei Aihara is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Mito Hollyhock, born on May 26, 1996 in Miyazaki, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan. Mito Hollyhock currently sit 14th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Aihara has made 19 appearances with 5 goals and 0 assists across 1,288 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

S. Aihara's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Mito Hollyhock face Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Aihara at 17.8 with a Season form score of 29.1, ranking 185th of 193 centre-forwards in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, S. Aihara has totalled 161 club appearances with 22 goals and 0 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 39 appearances for Roasso Kumamoto.

S. Aihara's career has also included time at FC Gifu and Roasso Kumamoto.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Mito Hollyhock finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points