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32.3
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
34.3
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 28/28 rated

Club profile

LeagueJ1 League
League position7th of 20
Squad size28
Average age27.9
CountryJapan

Team scout report

European push7th of 20 · J1 League

Urawa sit 7th of 20 in the J1 League, in the European places. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 32.3 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 34.3 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWLDL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 18.5% on last season (Season 27.7 → 32.9), while squad talent has eased 11.5% (Rating 38 → 33.7). Of the 21 players with a season to compare, 7 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

M. Høibråten is the form pick (Season 44), while K. Yasui carries the highest ceiling (Rating 50). In the market, the headline arrival is Fabrício (€ 4.5M), and H. Ishihara is the most valuable asset at 16.7.

32.3
18.5%
Squad season
34.3
11.5%
Squad rating
7thof 20
League finish
WWLDL
Last 5
Top performer
M. Høibråten
Season 44
Highest potential
K. Yasui
Rating 50
Marquee signing
Fabrício
€ 4.5M
Top asset
H. Ishihara
Value 16.7

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
2216
Defence
2639
Midfield
1835
Attack
733

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Høibråten
4431
Boza
4343
Nishikawa
4117
Ishihara
3744
Yasui
3350
Sávio
3239
Gustafson
3128
Watanabe
3036
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1R. Watanabe7goals
  2. 2Thiago Santana5goals
  3. 3Matheus Sávio4goals
  4. 4Y. Matsuo4goals
  5. 5T. Matsumoto3goals

Top assists

  1. 1Matheus Sávio7assists
  2. 2T. Kaneko4assists
  3. 3T. Sekine3assists
  4. 4R. Watanabe3assists
  5. 5H. Ishihara2assists

Squad · 28

Nat.
1S. NishikawaGoalkeeperJapan401.939—4143.1%171.2%
16A. NiekawaGoalkeeperJapan321.63—325%1529.1%
3Danilo BozaCentre-backBrazil2811.63814381.6%4330.6%
4H. IshiharaFull-backJapan2716.73213749.8%4411.4%
5M. HøibråtenCentre-back
earlier at Al Nasr · 625 min, 0g
Norway316.33924435.9%3117.6%
14T. SekineFull-back
played MID · DEF
Japan314.8371233.7%2425.1%
26T. OgiwaraFull-backJapan2612.129—2620.2%4413.5%
28K. NemotoCentre-backJapan2312.851747
34Y. FujiwaraCentre-backJapan2411.21—041
6T. MatsumotoCentral midfielder
parent club Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 342 min, 0g
Japan2711.43632033.6%4222.6%
8Matheus SávioAttacking midfielderBrazil298.14043219.1%3919.4%
11Samuel GustafsonCentral midfielderSweden315.8353313.4%2815%
13R. WatanabeAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Japan297.43273035.5%3625%
21T. OkuboCentral midfielderJapan285.1171569.8%3126.8%
22K. ShibatoDefensive midfielderJapan302.99—480.3%2140.2%
24Y. MatsuoCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Japan295.63542213.7%349.8%
25K. YasuiCentral midfielderJapan2614.84113334.3%50±0%
39J. HayakawaCentral midfielderJapan2010.46—157.1%456.1%
43R. HidanoWinger—2212.711249
44H. UekiCentral midfielder—2211.1——043
77T. KanekoCentral midfielderJapan296.736127133.9%366.8%
88Y. NaganumaCentral midfielder
played DEF · MID
Japan294.92911752.1%3320.8%
—S. NakajimaAttacking midfielderJapan312.5171835.8%2029.7%
7Hiroki AbeCentre-forwardJapan279.12—133
12Thiago SantanaCentre-forwardBrazil332.32251660.5%1546.5%
17H. KomoriCentre-forwardJapan2512.51139462.7%
27T. TeruuchiWingerJapan199.81—045
—I. Kiese ThelinCentre-forwardSweden341.72621470.3%1230.1%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)16-11-11 in 38
Goals (for / against)45 / 39
Clean sheets14
Last 5WWLDL

Fixtures & results

J1 League16W 11D 11LFriendlies Clubs3W 0D 0LFIFA Club World Cup0W 0D 3LEmperor Cup1W 0D 1LJ-League Cup0W 1D 1L
Dec 6HKawasaki Frontale4–0W
Nov 30AFagiano Okayama1–0W
Nov 9ASanfrecce Hiroshima0–3L
Oct 25HMachida Zelvia0–0D
Oct 18AYokohama F. Marinos0–4L
Oct 4HVissel Kobe1–0W
Sep 27ATokyo Verdy0–0D
Sep 23AShimizu S-pulse0–0D
Sep 20HKashima0–1L
Sep 13AGamba Osaka0–1L
Sep 7AKawasaki Frontale2–3L
Sep 3HKawasaki Frontale1–1D
Aug 31HAlbirex Niigata1–0W
Aug 27AFC Tokyo1–2L
Aug 22AKashiwa Reysol2–4L
Aug 16HNagoya Grampus2–1W
Aug 9AYokohama FC2–1W
Aug 6AMontedio Yamagata2–1W
Jul 27HAvispa Fukuoka0–0D
Jul 23HShonan Bellmare4–1W
Jul 19AFC Tokyo2–3L
Jun 26HMonterrey0–4L
Jun 21AInter1–2L
Jun 17ARiver Plate1–3L
Jun 1HYokohama FC2–1W
May 28HCerezo Osaka0–0D
May 24ANagoya Grampus1–2L
May 21AKawasaki Frontale2–2D
May 17HFC Tokyo3–2W
May 11AAlbirex Niigata1–1D
May 6HGamba Osaka0–1L
May 3HTokyo Verdy2–0W
Apr 25HSanfrecce Hiroshima1–0W
Apr 20HYokohama F. Marinos3–1W
Apr 16HKyoto Sanga2–1W
Apr 13AMachida Zelvia2–0W
Apr 6AAvispa Fukuoka0–1L
Apr 2HShimizu S-pulse2–1W
Mar 28ACerezo Osaka1–1D
Mar 16AKashima1–1D
Mar 8HFagiano Okayama1–0W
Mar 2HKashiwa Reysol0–2L
Feb 26AShonan Bellmare1–2L
Feb 22AKyoto Sanga1–1D
Feb 15AVissel Kobe0–0D
Jan 28AGamba Osaka4–2W
Jan 24HOkinawa SV5–0W
Jan 20HTokyo Verdy3–2W

Completed transfers · 2025/26

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In

R. KiharaBiwako Shiga· Return from loan2025/26
Y. FujiwaraOita Trinita· Back from Loan2025/26
Y. FujiwaraOita Trinita· Return from loan2025/26
H. TakedaVegalta Sendai· Return from loan2025/26
Y. HoriuchiTochigi SC· Return from loan2025/26
A. Onaiwu1. FC Magdeburg· Free agent2025/26
A. Onaiwu1. FC Magdeburg· Free agent2025/26
R. NittaShonan Bellmare· Return from loan2025/26

Out

R. KiharaVVelago Ikoma· Loan2025/26
Y. FujiwaraAlbirex Niigata· Transfer2025/26
Y. FujiwaraAlbirex Niigata· Transfer2025/26
Y. HoriuchiFC Ryukyu· Loan2025/26
R. NittaShonan Bellmare· Loan2025/26
R. NittaShonan Bellmare· Loan2025/26
S. YoshidaShonan Bellmare· Loan2025/26
S. YoshidaShonan Bellmare· Loan2025/26