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Full nameYu Hirakawa
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age25
Date of birth3 Jan 2001
BirthplaceKashima
Height171 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubBristol City
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
33
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
855
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bristol City.

Injury-affected season

Missed 8 of Bristol City's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (injury, knee). He still appeared 33 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship24125416.73
League Cup2101197.15
FA Cupat Hull City100776.7
FA Cup100196.7

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

Y. Hirakawa is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Bristol City, rated 57.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 255th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.32 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hirakawa.

Judged on this season alone, Hirakawa graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal and 3 assists in 33 appearances (0.421 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 48th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 25 Hirakawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Hirakawa missed 8 games through injury (injury, knee) out of roughly 46 this season. The 33 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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Hirakawa is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential48th of 69 attacking midfielders · Championship · 33 appsCurrent season59th of 69 attacking midfielders · Championship · 33 apps59th-best attacking midfielder in the Championship255th in the Championship · potential48th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Championship
57.4
Ratingi
48th of 69 attacking midfielders
11.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25%
Minutes
limited game time
0.42
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Bristol City finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
3
Assists
4
G+A
0.03
Goals / app

1 goal in 33 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.12 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.32 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Defensive volume. 4.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.4, Hirakawa carries the 48th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 69 — though on just 33 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions per 90). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.