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Full nameKuryu Matsuki
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age23
Date of birth30 Apr 2003
BirthplaceMuroran
Height180 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubSouthampton
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
22
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
1121
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Southampton.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship224111216.8
FA Cup4111936.93
League Cup210557.15

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

K. Matsuki is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Southampton, rated 63.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 148th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matsuki.

Judged on this season alone, Matsuki graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 54th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances (0.401 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64, 32nd of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 23 Matsuki is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 29.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down
Current potential32nd of 69 attacking midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent season54th of 69 attacking midfielders · Championship54th-best attacking midfielder in the Championship148th in the Championship · potential32nd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Championship
63.5
Ratingi
32nd of 69 attacking midfielders
13.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0.4
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

4
Goals
1
Assists
5
G+A
0.18
Goals / app

4 goals in 22 appearances (0.18 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0.08 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 63.5, Matsuki carries the 32nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 69. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.