Takahiro Akimoto

Following his move to Machida Zelvia, Akimoto's current-season form is level with last season (Season 34→34), while his Rating eased 42→40. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 46).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Machida Zelvia · 1st	3	1	0	7.07	40	34
2025/26	OH Leuven · 3rd	31	0	0	6.84	42	34
2024/25	OH Leuven · 3rd	25	0	0	7.02	48	28
2023/24	OH LeuvenLoan · 2nd	15	0	0	—	48	6
2023/24	Urawa · 4th	25	3	1	6.95	53	45
2022/23	Urawa · 9th	31	0	4	6.75	54	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

T. Akimoto is a 28-year-old central midfielder at OH Leuven, rated 39.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akimoto.

On the season, Akimoto graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.786 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 34 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 28 Akimoto is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

39.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

21.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.79

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · OH Leuven finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 39.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.3%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.786

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.133

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 28, Akimoto sits on 7.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Akimoto's projected Rating — 39.7 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 central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles69

Interceptions37

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Machida ZelviaJul 2026 – now

OH LeuvenJun 2024 – Jul 2026

OH Leuven(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

UrawaJan 2021 – Jan 2024

Tochigi SCuntil Jan 2021

About T. Akimoto

Takahiro Akimoto is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Machida Zelvia, born on January 31, 1998 in Utsunomiya, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Japan. Machida Zelvia currently sit 1st of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, T. Akimoto has made 3 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 270 minutes.

T. Akimoto's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Machida Zelvia face Mito Hollyhock away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Akimoto at 39.7 with a Season form score of 21.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the AFC Champions League Elite and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, T. Akimoto has totalled 203 club appearances with 15 goals and 6 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 40 appearances for Tochigi SC.

T. Akimoto's career has also included time at OH Leuven, Urawa and Tochigi SC.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.