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Taiyo Hiraoka

Rising starKyoto Sanga · 23 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTaiyo Hiraoka
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age23
Date of birth14 Sept 2002
BirthplaceTakarazuka
Height173 cm
Shirt number#13
ClubKyoto Sanga
Central midfielder
28
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
1698
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shonan Bellmare.

Scout report

Rising starCentral midfielder

T. Hiraoka is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Shonan Bellmare, rated 48.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 3rd of 98 on scout potential in the J1 League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (49.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hiraoka.

Judged on this season alone, Hiraoka graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 24 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 4 goals, 1 assist and 1.961 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 25). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 5% of the 24 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 23 Hiraoka is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 13.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24
48.8
Ratingi
1st of 24 central midfielders
25.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
49.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.96
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Shonan Bellmare finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

28
Apps
1.96
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
7
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 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. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 49.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.96 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.8, Hiraoka carries the 1st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League (top 5%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Shonan Bellmare 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 (1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles26
Interceptions7
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.