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Takuji Yonemoto

Experienced headKyoto Sanga · 35 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTakuji Yonemoto
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age35
Date of birth3 Dec 1990
BirthplaceHyogo
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubKyoto Sanga
Central midfielder
19
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
569
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

T. Yonemoto is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Kyoto Sanga, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 11. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (16.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yonemoto.

On the season, Yonemoto graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 0 assists and 3.48 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 35 Yonemoto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down
10
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
10.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
16.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

19
Apps
3.48
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 16.6% 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 10 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.