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Yuto Yamashita

Project playerIwaki · 30 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameYuto Yamashita
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth24 May 1996
ClubIwaki
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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15
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1243
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Iwaki.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

Y. Yamashita is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Iwaki, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 142nd of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (72.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamashita.

Judged on this season alone, Yamashita graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 0).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 42nd of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 30 Yamashita is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

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25.7
Ratingi
42nd of 62 central midfielders
15.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
72.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Iwaki finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

15
Apps
0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.7, Yamashita carries the 42nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 62. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.