Rikuto Hirose

Squad depth

Vissel Kobe · 30 yrsTransferred to Kashima

27.7

Profile

Full nameRikuto Hirose

PositionWinger

NationalityJapan

Age30

Date of birth23 Sept 1995

BirthplaceSaitama

Height176 cm

Shirt number#23

ClubVissel Kobe

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Wingeralso played FWD · MID

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

1708

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vissel Kobe.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	A	Min	Match
J1 League	28	1	1708	6.94
Super Cup	28	1	1405	6.81
Friendlies Clubs	7	1	403	6.91
AFC Champions League Elite	8	2	399	6.84

Career

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J1 League×3Emperor Cup×2

Hirose's current-season form is down 72% on last season (Season 18→5), while his Rating eased 38→28. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	16	0	0	6.79	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe · 5th	28	0	1	6.94	28	5
2024/25	Vissel Kobe · 1st	27	2	4	6.84	38	18
2023/24	Vissel Kobe	28	0	1	6.81	—	—
2023/24	Kashima · 5th	27	0	1	6.81	41	34
2022/23	Kashima · 4th	20	0	3	6.82	46	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

R. Hirose is a 30-year-old winger at Vissel Kobe, rated 27.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 249th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (49.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hirose.

Judged on this season alone, Hirose graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 21 of the 21 wingers in the J1 League, on 0 goals and 1 assist in 28 appearances (0.053 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 13th of 21 of the 21 wingers in the J1 League. At 30 Hirose is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.8 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: 2023/24

Current potential13th of 21 wingers · J1 League Current season19th of 21 wingers · J1 League19th-best winger in the J1 League249th in the J1 League · potential13th-highest potential winger in the J1 League

27.7

Ratingi

13th of 21 wingers

4.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

49.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.05

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

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

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 28 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 49.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.05 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.7, Hirose carries the 13th-highest potential of the wingers in the J1 League of 21. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.05 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %49.9%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.053

Goal contribution / 900.053

Defensive actions / 903.004

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %27.3

Dribble success %42.4

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.792

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 30, Hirose sits on 3.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hirose's projected Rating — 27.7 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 wingers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots11

Passing

Assists1

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success42.4%

Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles34

Interceptions19

Blocks4

Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Kashima2026/27 – now

Vissel Kobe2023/24 – 2026/27

Kashima2019/20 – 2023/24

Yokohama F. Marinos2018/19 – 2019/20Free

Tokushima Vortis2014/15 – 2018/19

Mito Hollyhockuntil 2014/15

About R. Hirose

Rikuto Hirose is a 30-year-old winger who plays for Vissel Kobe, born on September 23, 1995 in Saitama, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vissel Kobe currently sit 5th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, R. Hirose has made 28 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,708 minutes, averaging a 6.78 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the J1 League, the Super Cup, the Friendlies Clubs and the AFC Champions League Elite. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When R. Hirose plays, Vissel Kobe's record this season is 16W-8D-12L — and his match ratings average 7.03 at home against 6.83 on the road.

Recent matches

April 20, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Al-Ahli Jeddah (11 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 16, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Al Sadd (39 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
March 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
March 4, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Seoul (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Johor Darul Takzim FC (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 9, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Chengdu Better City (9 minutes, 6.6 rating)
December 6, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Kyoto Sanga (57 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 9, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Gamba Osaka (62 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 5, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Ulsan Hyundai FC (10 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 26, 2025: 2-2 draw away at Albirex Niigata (28 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Hirose at 27.7 with a Season form score of 4.7, ranking 249th of 377 wingers in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the J1 League and the Emperor Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, R. Hirose has totalled 318 club appearances with 7 goals and 16 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 41 appearances for Tokushima Vortis.

R. Hirose's career has also included time at Kashima, Yokohama F. Marinos, Tokushima Vortis and Mito Hollyhock.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points