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 · 6th	2	1	0	7.1	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 12.4 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.

On the season, Muto graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 19 appearances (0.145 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 1.1 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

12.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

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

Apps

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

Rated 12.4 overall — below regular-starter level. 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

Cards / 900

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—

Passing

Assists1—

Defending

Tackles13—

Interceptions9—

Blocks1—

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 6th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Muto has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

Y. Muto's next match is on September 2, 2026, when Vissel Kobe face Tokyo Verdy away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Muto at 12.4 with a Season form score of 7.9. 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 314 club appearances with 85 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.