Taishi Taguchi

Taguchi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→0), while his Rating held around 8. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 0).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	JEF United Chiba · 20th	2	0	7.05	8	0
2026/27	JEF United Chiba	4	0	6.58	—	—
2025/26	JEF United Chiba · 3rd	10	0	—	8	0
2024/25	JEF United Chiba	30	6	—	—	—
2023/24	JEF United Chiba	33	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

T. Taguchi is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at JEF United Chiba, rated 7.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taguchi.

On the season, Taguchi graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 35 Taguchi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

7.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 7.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.156

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 35, Taguchi sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Taguchi's projected Rating — 7.6 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 defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists0—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

JEF United ChibaJan 2020 – nowFree

Jubilo IwataJan 2018 – Jan 2020Free

Nagoya Grampusuntil Jan 2018

About T. Taguchi

Taishi Taguchi is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for JEF United Chiba, born on March 16, 1991 in Okinawa, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Japan. JEF United Chiba currently sit 20th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, T. Taguchi has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 150 minutes.

T. Taguchi's next match is on August 29, 2026, when JEF United Chiba face Kawasaki Frontale away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Taguchi at 7.6 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the J1 League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, T. Taguchi has totalled 388 club appearances with 32 goals and 3 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 38 appearances for JEF United Chiba.

T. Taguchi's career has also included time at Jubilo Iwata and Nagoya Grampus.

On the international stage, T. Taguchi has represented Japan — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.