Yohei Takaoka

Takaoka's current-season form is up 51% on last season (Season 35→53), while his Rating held around 30. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vancouver Whitecaps · 1st	25	11	44%	6.97	30	50
2025/26	Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd	39	14	36%	7.05	30	35
2024/25	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	37	9	24%	6.96	35	17
2023/24	Vancouver Whitecaps · 8th	35	8	23%	6.81	39	15
2022/23	Yokohama F. Marinos · 1st	34	13	38%	6.94	54	43

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

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

Y. Takaoka is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Vancouver Whitecaps, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 53, top 10% of Major League Soccer goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 30, ranking 317th of 491 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (96.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Takaoka.

Judged on this season alone, Takaoka graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer, on 11 clean sheets across 25 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 35 → 53). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 20th of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Takaoka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Streaky

Current potential20th of 41 goalkeepers · Major League Soccer Current seasonTop 10% goalkeepers · Major League Soccer 4th-best goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer 317th in the Major League Soccer · potential 20th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Major League Soccer

Ratingi

20th of 41 goalkeepers

52.9

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

96.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.04

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Clean sheets

44%

CS rate

96.1%

Minutes

11 clean sheets in 25 appearances (44% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 15) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 30, Takaoka carries the 20th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer of 41. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.1%

Available fixtures26 of 26

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.04

Goal contribution / 900.04

Defensive actions / 900.04

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %85

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.04

Foul involvement / 900.36

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 30, Takaoka sits on 4.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Takaoka's projected Rating — 30 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 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets11

Saves47

Save rate70.1%

Goals conceded20

Distribution

Passes809

Pass accuracy85%

Assists1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards1

Transfer history

Yokohama F. MarinosOct 2020 – nowFree

Sagan TosuFeb 2019 – Oct 2020Free

Sagan Tosu(on loan)Mar 2018 – Feb 2019

Yokohama FCuntil Mar 2018

About Y. Takaoka

Yohei Takaoka is a 30-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps, born on March 16, 1996 in Yokohama, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vancouver Whitecaps currently sit 1st of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Y. Takaoka has made 25 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,249 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League.

When Y. Takaoka plays, Vancouver Whitecaps's record this season is 14W-5D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.93 at home against 6.82 on the road.

Recent matches

September 27, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs DC United (90 minutes, 6.79 rating)
September 20, 2026: 3-0 win away at Real Salt Lake (90 minutes, 8 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Austin (90 minutes, 5.91 rating)
September 10, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Los Angeles Galaxy (90 minutes, 7.89 rating)
September 6, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs St. Louis City (90 minutes, 5.68 rating)
August 30, 2026: 3-0 win away at Sporting Kansas City (96 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 23, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs FC Dallas (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Houston Dynamo (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 17, 2026: 2-0 win away at Seattle Sounders (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Los Angeles FC (96 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Y. Takaoka's next match is on October 7, 2026, when Vancouver Whitecaps face Chicago Fire away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Takaoka at 30 with a Season form score of 52.9, ranking 317th of 491 goalkeepers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the MLS All-Star and the Canadian Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, Y. Takaoka has totalled 296 club appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 41 appearances for Yokohama FC.

Y. Takaoka's career has also included time at Yokohama F. Marinos, Sagan Tosu and Yokohama FC.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 1st of 15 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points