Tetsushi Yamakawa

Yamakawa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 45→45), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Vissel Kobe · 8th	2	0	1	7.25	44	45
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	12	0	0	6.56	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe · 5th	38	0	0	7.05	44	45
2024/25	Vissel Kobe · 1st	37	3	1	7.11	53	39
2023/24	Vissel Kobe · 1st	26	0	1	6.97	54	45

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

T. Yamakawa is a 28-year-old full-back at Vissel Kobe, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 45. On long-term scout potential he's rated 44.1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (98.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamakawa.

On the season, Yamakawa graded 45 for current form (age-blind), on 14 clean sheets and 2.615 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 28 Yamakawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Yamakawa is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24

44.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

44.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

98.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.62

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.62

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 14 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 98.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 44.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %98.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.615

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.027

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 28, Yamakawa sits on 12.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yamakawa's projected Rating — 44.1 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 full-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles45

Interceptions37

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Vissel KobeJan 2020 – nowFree

TTsukuba Universityuntil Jan 2020

About T. Yamakawa

Tetsushi Yamakawa is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Vissel Kobe, born on October 1, 1997, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vissel Kobe currently sit 8th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, T. Yamakawa has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 180 minutes.

T. Yamakawa's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Vissel Kobe face Cerezo Osaka at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Yamakawa at 44.1 with a Season form score of 44.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the J1 League and the Emperor Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, T. Yamakawa has totalled 178 club appearances with 4 goals and 4 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 38 appearances for Vissel Kobe.

T. Yamakawa's career has also included time at TTsukuba University.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.