Y. Naganuma

Following his move to Urawa, Naganuma's current-season form is down 51% on last season (Season 35→17), while his Rating eased 41→33. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Urawa	14	0	1	6.7	—	—
2025/26	Urawa · 7th	26	1	0	6.66	33	17
2024/25	Urawa	11	0	0	6.71	—	—
2024/25	Sagan Tosu · 20th	34	4	0	6.71	41	35
2023/24	Sagan Tosu · 14th	32	10	3	6.74	50	45
2023/24	Urawa	30	9	3	6.74	—	—
2022/23	Sagan Tosu · 11th	16	1	2	6.78	46	23
2022/23	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3	0	0	—	—	—

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

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan U23	6	0
Japan U22	4	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Y. Naganuma is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Urawa, rated 32.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 204th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Naganuma.

Judged on this season alone, Naganuma graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.209 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 17). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 33rd of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 29 Naganuma is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

Current potential33rd of 65 central midfielders · J1 League Current season40th of 65 central midfielders · J1 League40th-best central midfielder in the J1 League204th in the J1 League · potential33rd-highest potential central midfielder in the J1 League

32.8

Ratingi

33rd of 65 central midfielders

16.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.21

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Urawa finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.21

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 57.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.8, Naganuma carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 65. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %57.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.046

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.046

Defensive actions / 902.209

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %62.5

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900.092

Foul involvement / 901.15

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 29, Naganuma sits on 4.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Naganuma's projected Rating — 32.8 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.