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So Kawahara

Squad depthKawasaki Frontale · 28 yrsNot playing

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameSo Kawahara
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age28
Date of birth13 Mar 1998
BirthplaceYamaga
Height169 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubKawasaki Frontale
Attacking midfielder
7
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
61
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kawasaki Frontale.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

S. Kawahara is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Kawasaki Frontale, rated 31 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.6% of available minutes). He brings 1.48 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 1.48 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kawahara.

On the season, Kawahara graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 7 appearances (1.475 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 28 Kawahara is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Kawahara is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26
31
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
3.6%
Minutes
limited game time
1.48
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

7
Apps
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 7 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 1.48 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 1.48 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 3.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.48 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.