Tatsuya Ito

Ito's current-season form is level with last season (Season 43→43), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Kawasaki Frontale · 14th	3	0	1	6.57	36	43
2026/27	Kawasaki Frontale	19	1	2	6.53	—	—
2025/26	Kawasaki Frontale · 8th	35	13	3	7.1	36	43
2024/25	Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	1	7.08	—	—
2024/25	1. FC Magdeburg · 5th	10	0	1	6.87	41	3
2023/24	1. FC Magdeburg · 14th	31	2	1	6.96	47	12

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U22	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

T. Ito is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Kawasaki Frontale, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 3 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 43. On long-term scout potential he's rated 36.6. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (60.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.69 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ito.

On the season, Ito graded 43 for current form (age-blind), on 13 goals and 3 assists in 35 appearances (0.694 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 43 → 43). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 29 Ito is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Ito is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2022/23

36.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

42.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

60.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.69

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.37

Goals / app

13 goals in 35 appearances (0.37 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (8th of 20). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 16 goal contributions (0.46 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.69 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.61 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36.6 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.69 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.564

Assists / 900.13

Goal contribution / 900.694

Defensive actions / 901.605

Player flow

Goal involvements16

Cards / 900.173

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 29, Ito sits on 9.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ito's projected Rating — 36.6 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 attacking midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions11—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Kawasaki FrontaleJan 2025 – now

1. FC MagdeburgJul 2023 – Jan 2025

1. FC Magdeburg(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2023

St. TruidenAug 2019 – Jan 2022€ 1.5M

Hamburger SVuntil Aug 2019

About T. Ito

Tatsuya Ito is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Kawasaki Frontale, born on June 26, 1997 in Tokyo, standing 166 cm tall. He is from Japan. Kawasaki Frontale currently sit 14th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, T. Ito has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 225 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

T. Ito's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Kawasaki Frontale face JEF United Chiba at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Ito at 36.6 with a Season form score of 42.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 3. Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, T. Ito has totalled 244 club appearances with 29 goals and 16 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 35 appearances for Kawasaki Frontale.

T. Ito's career has also included time at 1. FC Magdeburg, St. Truiden and Hamburger SV.

On the international stage, T. Ito has represented Japan U22 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.