T. Matsumoto

Following his move to Urawa, Matsumoto's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 30→20), while his Rating eased 54→42. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	1	3	6.9	—	—
2025/26	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	4	0	0	6.73	—	—
2025/26	Urawa · 7th	29	3	2	6.8	42	20
2024/25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 2nd	36	3	1	7.06	54	30
2023/24	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 4th	17	0	0	6.53	45	3
2023/24	Urawa	25	0	0	6.53	—	—
2022/23	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd	23	3	0	6.84	52	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U23	9	0
Japan U21	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

T. Matsumoto is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Urawa, rated 41.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matsumoto.

Judged on this season alone, Matsumoto graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 1.279 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 27% of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 27 Matsumoto is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

Current potentialTop 27% central midfielders · J1 League Current season32nd of 65 central midfielders · J1 League32nd-best central midfielder in the J1 League114th in the J1 League · potential17th-highest potential central midfielder in the J1 League

41.8

Ratingi

17th of 65 central midfielders

19.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.28

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

1.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.28 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.8, Matsumoto carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League (top 27%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.202

Assists / 900.135

Goal contribution / 900.337

Defensive actions / 901.279

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %75

Shot accuracy %44.4

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.279

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 27, Matsumoto sits on 11.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Matsumoto's projected Rating — 41.8 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.