Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2123 | 6.88 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 240 | — |
Scout report
K. Mikuni is a 26-year-old central defender at Nagoya Grampus, rated 43.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 88th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (62.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mikuni.
Judged on this season alone, Mikuni graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 5 clean sheets and 2.459 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 22% of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 26 Mikuni is in his prime years, and a market index of 12 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 43.9, Mikuni carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League (top 22%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
Transfer news
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