based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kawasaki Frontale.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
Scout report
Y. Wakizaka is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Kawasaki Frontale, enjoying a standout season — 7 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 14% of J1 League attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.9, ranking 65th of 113 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (86.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wakizaka.
Judged on this season alone, Wakizaka graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 7 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 7 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances (0.424 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 40 → 40). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 6th of 7 of the 7 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 31 Wakizaka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side
7 goals in 36 appearances (0.19 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.39 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 86.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.21 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.09 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- 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 31.9, Wakizaka carries the 6th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 7. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 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 J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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