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Takuji Yonemoto

Experienced headKyoto Sanga · 35 yrsNot playing

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameTakuji Yonemoto
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age35
Date of birth3 Dec 1990
BirthplaceHyogo
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubKyoto Sanga
Defensive midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
10
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

T. Yonemoto is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Kyoto Sanga, rated 6.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 9 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 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 9 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 35 Yonemoto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 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
6.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
0.6%
Minutes
limited game time
9
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

1
Apps
9
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
1
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 0.6% 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 6.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (9 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.