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Takeru Kishimoto

Squad depthGamba Osaka · 29 yrsRotation

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameTakeru Kishimoto
PositionFull-back
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth16 Jul 1997
BirthplaceNara
Height174 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubGamba Osaka
Full-back
8
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
644
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League101907.3

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

T. Kishimoto is a 29-year-old full-back at Gamba Osaka, rated 29.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 137th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kishimoto.

Judged on this season alone, Kishimoto graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 23 of the 23 full-backs in the J1 League, on 1 clean sheet and 4.472 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 17th of 23 of the 23 full-backs in the J1 League. At 29 Kishimoto is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding level
29.4
Ratingi
17th of 23 full-backs
13.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.47
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

8
Apps
4.47
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.4, Kishimoto carries the 17th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League of 23 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists2
Chances created5
Passes349
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success100%
Duels won41
Duels won %60.3%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions11
Blocks6
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.