Yuya Osako

Osako's current-season form is level with last season (Season 32→32), while his Rating held around 17. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 79).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Vissel Kobe · 8th	2	2	0	6.75	17	32
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	15	4	1	6.83	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe · 5th	31	8	3	7.13	17	32
2024/25	Vissel Kobe · 1st	36	11	8	7.18	22	51
2023/24	Vissel Kobe · 1st	33	22	8	7.44	26	79

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	57	25
Japan U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Y. Osako is a 36-year-old centre-forward at Vissel Kobe, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 3 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 32. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (61.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Osako.

On the season, Osako graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 8 goals and 3 assists in 31 appearances (0.469 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 36 Osako is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 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: 2023/24Streaky

17.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

32.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.47

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.26

Goals / app

8 goals in 31 appearances (0.26 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.35 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.4 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). 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 %61.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.341

Assists / 900.128

Goal contribution / 900.469

Defensive actions / 901.024

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Cards / 900

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 36, Osako sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Osako's projected Rating — 17.4 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-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions4

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€6.6M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Vissel KobeAug 2021 – now

Werder BremenJul 2018 – Aug 2021€ 4.5M

1. FC KölnJul 2014 – Jul 2018€ 1.6M

TSV 1860 MünchenJan 2014 – Jul 2014€ 500K

Kashimauntil Jan 2014

About Y. Osako

Yuya Osako is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for Vissel Kobe, born on May 18, 1990 in Kaseda, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vissel Kobe currently sit 8th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Osako has made 2 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 179 minutes.

Y. Osako's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Vissel Kobe face Cerezo Osaka at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Osako at 17.4 with a Season form score of 32.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 13 career titles — among them the J1 League and the Emperor Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, Y. Osako has totalled 491 club appearances with 130 goals and 39 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for Vissel Kobe.

Y. Osako's career has also included time at Werder Bremen, 1. FC Köln, TSV 1860 München and Kashima.

On the international stage, Y. Osako has represented Japan and Japan U20 — 60 caps and 25 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.