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Full nameRyoya Yamashita
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age28
Date of birth19 Oct 1997
BirthplaceShizuoka
Height164 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubGamba Osaka
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
34
Appearances
7
Goals
1
Assists
2241
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League347122417.07
AFC Champions League Two11436677.33
J-League Cup300124

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

R. Yamashita is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Gamba Osaka, rated 39.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 138th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.32 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.04 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yamashita.

Judged on this season alone, Yamashita graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 7 goals and 1 assist in 34 appearances (0.321 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 27). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 38% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 28 Yamashita is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
Current potentialTop 38% attacking midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 26% attacking midfielders · J1 League13th-best attacking midfielder in the J1 League138th in the J1 League · potential19th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the J1 League
39.3
Ratingi
19th of 51 attacking midfielders
27.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.32
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

7
Goals
1
Assists
8
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

7 goals in 34 appearances (0.21 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 1 assist for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.5% 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 39.3, Yamashita carries the 19th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League (top 38%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.32 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.