Yoshinori Muto

Muto's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→8), while his Rating held around 12. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Vissel Kobe · 4th	7	1	1	6.85	12	8
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	15	4	2	7.21	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe · 5th	19	1	1	6.91	12	8
2024/25	Vissel Kobe · 1st	37	13	7	7.25	31	54
2023/24	Vissel Kobe · 1st	33	10	10	7.06	34	56

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	29	3

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

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

Y. Muto is a 34-year-old winger at Vissel Kobe, rated 12.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Muto.

On the season, Muto graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 appearances (0.338 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. At 34 Muto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 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: 2023/24StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26

12.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.2%

Minutes

limited game time

0.34

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.14

Goals / app

1 goal in 7 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.2%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.169

Assists / 900.169

Goal contribution / 900.338

Defensive actions / 901.689

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %21.4

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.377

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 34, Muto sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Muto's projected Rating — 12.3 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 wingers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots4

Passing

Assists1

Chances created6

Passes187

Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success21.4%

Duels won39

Duels won %54.2%

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles7

Interceptions3

Fouls committed1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.8M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Vissel KobeAug 2021 – nowFree

Newcastle(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2021

Eibar(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

NewcastleAug 2018 – Sept 2020

FSV Mainz 05Jul 2015 – Aug 2018€ 2.8M

FC Tokyountil Jul 2015

About Y. Muto

Yoshinori Muto is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Vissel Kobe, born on July 15, 1992 in Tokyo, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vissel Kobe currently sit 4th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Muto has made 7 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 533 minutes.

Y. Muto's next match is on November 8, 2026, when Vissel Kobe face Urawa at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Muto at 12.3 with a Season form score of 12.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Emperor Cup and the J1 League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Y. Muto has totalled 319 club appearances with 85 goals and 34 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Vissel Kobe.

Y. Muto's career has also included time at Newcastle, Eibar, FSV Mainz 05 and FC Tokyo.

On the international stage, Y. Muto has represented Japan — 29 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Watch points