Yudai Kimura

Following his move to Nagoya Grampus, Kimura's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 47. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Nagoya Grampus · 16th	7	1	0	6.54	47	14
2026/27	Nagoya Grampus	20	9	2	7.06	—	—
2025/26	Tokyo Verdy · 17th	34	3	0	6.71	47	14
2024/25	Tokyo Verdy · 6th	36	10	1	6.83	57	37
2023/24	KanazawaLoan	10	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Kyoto Sanga · 13th	17	0	0	6.5	44	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Y. Kimura is a 25-year-old centre-forward at Tokyo Verdy, rated 47 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 14th of 113 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kimura.

Judged on this season alone, Kimura graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 13 of the 13 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances (0.14 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 16% of the 13 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 25 Kimura is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

Current potentialTop 16% centre-forwards · J1 League Current season9th of 13 centre-forwards · J1 League 9th-best centre-forward in the J1 League 14th in the J1 League · potential 2nd-highest potential centre-forward in the J1 League

Ratingi

2nd of 13 centre-forwards

13.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.09

Goals / app

3 goals in 34 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.5% 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.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47, Kimura carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League (top 16%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.14

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.14

Defensive actions / 900.885

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.047

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 25, Kimura sits on 12.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kimura's projected Rating — 47 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 centre-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions1

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nagoya GrampusAug 2025 – now

Tokyo VerdyFeb 2025 – Aug 2025

Kanazawauntil Feb 2025

Kyoto Sanga(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

Tokyo VerdyJan 2025 – Jan 2025

Tokyo Verdy(on loan)Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

Kanazawa(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

Kyoto Sangauntil Aug 2023

KKwansei Gakuin(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Aug 2023

Kyoto SangaJan 2023 – Jan 2023

Kyoto Sanga(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

KKwansei Gakuinuntil Jan 2022

About Y. Kimura

Yudai Kimura is a 25-year-old centre-forward who plays for Nagoya Grampus, born on February 28, 2001 in Sakai, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Japan. Nagoya Grampus currently sit 16th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Kimura has made 7 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 627 minutes.

Y. Kimura's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Nagoya Grampus face FC Tokyo away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Kimura at 47 with a Season form score of 13.5, ranking 14th of 113 centre-forwards in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, Y. Kimura has totalled 132 club appearances with 24 goals and 3 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for Tokyo Verdy.

Y. Kimura's career has also included time at Tokyo Verdy, Kanazawa, Kyoto Sanga and KKwansei Gakuin.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

Watch points