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Takumi Minamino

Experienced headMonaco · 31 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTakumi Minamino
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age31
Date of birth16 Jan 1995
BirthplaceOsaka
Height172 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubMonaco
Attacking midfielder
15
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
961
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Monaco.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

T. Minamino is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Monaco, rated 33.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 122 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Minamino.

Judged on this season alone, Minamino graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 7 of the 7 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 15 appearances (0.468 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 7th of 7 of the 7 attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 31 Minamino is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
33.2
Ratingi
7th of 7 attacking midfielders
18.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.47
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Monaco finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

15
Apps
3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

3 goals in 15 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.2, Minamino carries the 7th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 of 7. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles3
Interceptions4
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.