Yota Maejima

Maejima's current-season form is level with last season (Season 33→33), while his Rating held around 32. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Avispa Fukuoka · 12th	2	0	0	6.75	32	33
2026/27	Avispa Fukuoka	20	1	1	6.67	—	—
2025/26	Avispa Fukuoka · 12th	27	0	2	6.85	32	33
2024/25	Avispa Fukuoka · 12th	22	0	0	6.86	44	30
2023/24	Avispa Fukuoka · 7th	31	0	2	6.8	51	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Y. Maejima is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Avispa Fukuoka, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maejima.

On the season, Maejima graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.965 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 29 Maejima is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Maejima is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

31.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

20.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

55.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.97

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Avispa Fukuoka finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.97

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 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 %55.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.094

Goal contribution / 900.094

Defensive actions / 902.965

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.141

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, Maejima sits on 5.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Maejima's projected Rating — 31.9 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 central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles40

Interceptions20

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Avispa FukuokaJan 2022 – nowFree

Yokohama FC(back from loan)Feb 2021 – Jan 2022

Mito Hollyhock(on loan)until Feb 2021

Kataller Toyama(on loan)Feb 2018 – Feb 2021

Yokohama FCuntil Feb 2018

About Y. Maejima

Yota Maejima is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Avispa Fukuoka, born on August 12, 1997 in Yokohama, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan. Avispa Fukuoka currently sit 12th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Maejima has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 92 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Y. Maejima's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Avispa Fukuoka face Kyoto Sanga away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Maejima at 31.9 with a Season form score of 20.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Y. Maejima has totalled 251 club appearances with 16 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 36 appearances for Mito Hollyhock.

Y. Maejima's career has also included time at Yokohama FC, Mito Hollyhock and Kataller Toyama.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.