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Full nameRiku Yamane
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age22
Date of birth17 Aug 2003
Height173 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubYokohama F. Marinos
Defensive midfielder
28
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1859
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Yokohama F. Marinos.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League281218596.82

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

R. Yamane is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Yokohama F. Marinos, rated 49.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 46th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League and 1162nd of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (54.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamane.

Judged on this season alone, Yamane graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 49 of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.275 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 21). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 15% of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 22 Yamane is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Yamane is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 15% defensive midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent season24th of 49 defensive midfielders · J1 League24th-best defensive midfielder in the J1 League46th in the J1 League · potential7th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the J1 League1162nd-highest potential U-23 tracked
49.6
Ratingi
7th of 49 defensive midfielders
21.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
54.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.28
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.28
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
8
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 54.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.6, Yamane carries the 7th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League (top 15%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th 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 (2.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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

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