Yuki Honda

Following his move to Shimizu S-pulse, Honda's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating held around 13. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Shimizu S-pulse · 15th	3	0	0	6.63	13	21
2026/27	Shimizu S-pulse	15	0	0	6.73	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe · 5th	26	0	3	6.84	14	21
2024/25	Vissel Kobe · 1st	25	1	0	6.98	16	19
2023/24	Vissel Kobe · 1st	31	0	0	6.85	27	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Y. Honda is a 35-year-old central defender at Vissel Kobe, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 3 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 21. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (39.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Honda.

On the season, Honda graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.598 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 35 Honda is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 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: 2023/24

13.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

21.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.6

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.6

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 13.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 %39.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.2

Goal contribution / 900.2

Defensive actions / 902.598

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.2

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 35, Honda sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Honda's projected Rating — 13.4 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 centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions18

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Shimizu S-pulseJan 2026 – now

Vissel KobeJan 2023 – Jan 2026

Kyoto SangaJan 2016 – Jan 2023

Nagoya Grampusuntil Jan 2016

About Y. Honda

Yuki Honda is a 35-year-old centre-back who plays for Shimizu S-pulse, born on January 2, 1991 in Aichi, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Japan. Shimizu S-pulse currently sit 15th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Honda has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 263 minutes.

Y. Honda's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Shimizu S-pulse face Kashiwa Reysol at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Honda at 13.4 with a Season form score of 21.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the J1 League and the Emperor Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Y. Honda has totalled 381 club appearances with 6 goals and 3 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 40 appearances for Kyoto Sanga.

Y. Honda's career has also included time at Vissel Kobe, Kyoto Sanga and Nagoya Grampus.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.