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 18% of J1 League attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.9, ranking 92nd of 152 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 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 11 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, 9th of 11 of the 11 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 9th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 11. 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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