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Shohei Kawakami

Project playerKamatamare Sanuki · 29 yrsStarter

ratings updated 11 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameShohei Kawakami
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth26 Oct 1997
Height168 cm
Shirt number#33
ClubKamatamare Sanuki
Central midfielder
15
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1042
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kamatamare Sanuki.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

S. Kawakami is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Kamatamare Sanuki, rated 17.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (60.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kawakami.

Judged on this season alone, Kawakami graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 80th of 100 of the 100 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.555 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Kawakami, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 67th of 100 of the 100 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 29 Kawakami is in his prime years, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

17.4
Ratingi
67th of 100 central midfielders
7.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
60.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.56
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Kamatamare Sanuki finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

15
Apps
1.56
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
13
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 60.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.56 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.4, Kawakami carries the 67th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League of 100, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Kamatamare Sanuki finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots10

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles20

Defending

Interceptions13
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.