based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Matsumoto Yamaga.
Scout report
Y. Kikui is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Matsumoto Yamaga, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 267 on scout potential in the J3 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (57.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kikui.
Judged on this season alone, Kikui graded 23 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 13 attacking midfielders in the J3 League, on 6 goals and 3 assists in 22 appearances (0.409 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Kikui, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 8th of 13 of the 13 attacking midfielders in the J3 League. At 26 Kikui is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Matsumoto Yamaga finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
6 goals in 22 appearances (0.27 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.41 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.2, Kikui carries the 8th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J3 League of 13, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Matsumoto Yamaga finished 15th 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 productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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