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Shota Fukuoka

Project playerGamba Osaka · 30 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameShota Fukuoka
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth24 Oct 1995
BirthplaceTokyo
Height180 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubGamba Osaka
Centre-back
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
121
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

S. Fukuoka is a 30-year-old central defender at Gamba Osaka, rated 32.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fukuoka.

On the season, Fukuoka graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 2.705 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 30 Fukuoka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
32.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
32.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.71
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

34
Apps
2.71
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
46
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 32.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles26
Interceptions46
Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.