Yu Funabashi
based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mito Hollyhock.
Also this season
Parent club Kashima — J-League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 159 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Mito Hollyhock; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.7 |
Scout report
Y. Funabashi is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Mito Hollyhock, rated 46.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 47th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Funabashi.
Judged on this season alone, Funabashi graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.146 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 27% of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 24 Funabashi is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Mito Hollyhock finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.5, Funabashi carries the 11th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 41 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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