Yoshinori Muto

Missed 5 of Vissel Kobe's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (lumbar vertebrae problems, injury). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
J1 League	19	1	1	1239	6.91
AFC Champions League Elite	8	4	1	607	7.26

Career

Full career & schedule →

Emperor Cup×3J1 League×3

Muto's current-season form is down 85% on last season (Season 54→8), while his Rating eased 31→12. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 56).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2022/23	Vissel Kobe · 13th	26	6	1	6.74	31	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 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 12.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 346th of 379 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Muto.

Judged on this season alone, Muto graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 31 of the 31 wingers in the J1 League, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 19 appearances (0.145 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 54 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 30th of 31 of the 31 wingers in the J1 League. At 34 Muto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Muto missed 5 games through injury (lumbar vertebrae problems, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

Current potential30th of 31 wingers · J1 League Current season27th of 31 wingers · J1 League27th-best winger in the J1 League346th in the J1 League · potential30th-highest potential winger in the J1 League

12.4

Ratingi

30th of 31 wingers

7.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 19 appearances (0.05 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 36.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
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

With a Rating of 12.4, Muto carries the 30th-highest potential of the wingers in the J1 League of 31. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 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 %36.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.073

Assists / 900.073

Goal contribution / 900.145

Defensive actions / 901.671

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %11.1

Shot accuracy %56.3

Dribble success %34.4

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.542

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 34, Muto sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Muto's projected Rating — 12.4 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 target9

Shots16

Passing

Assists1

Chances created16

Passes379

Possession

Successful dribbles11

Dribble success34.4%

Duels won86

Duels won %49.1%

Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions9

Blocks1

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.8M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Vissel Kobe2021/22 – nowFree

Newcastle(back from loan)2021/22 – 2021/22

Eibar(on loan)2020/21 – 2021/22

Newcastle2018/19 – 2020/21

FSV Mainz 052015/16 – 2018/19€ 2.8M

FC Tokyountil 2015/16

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 5th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Muto has made 19 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 1,239 minutes, averaging a 7.28 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the J1 League and the AFC Champions League Elite. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Y. Muto plays, Vissel Kobe's record this season is 11W-10D-6L — and his match ratings average 7.11 at home against 6.9 on the road.

Recent matches

April 20, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Al-Ahli Jeddah (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
April 16, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Al Sadd (120 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
March 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
March 4, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Seoul (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 10, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs FC Seoul (83 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
December 9, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Chengdu Better City (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
December 6, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Kyoto Sanga (33 minutes, 6.7 rating)
November 30, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs FC Tokyo (67 minutes, 7.3 rating)
November 9, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Gamba Osaka (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
November 5, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Ulsan Hyundai FC (19 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Muto at 12.4 with a Season form score of 7.9, ranking 346th of 379 wingers in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: Y. Muto has missed 5 matches this season through injury.

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

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, Y. Muto has totalled 312 club appearances with 84 goals and 33 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

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Watch points