Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1056 | 6.77 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | — |
Scout report
S. Yajima is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 17.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 316th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yajima.
Judged on this season alone, Yajima graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.96 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 13). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 58th of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 32 Yajima is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17.2, Yajima carries the 58th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 65, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th 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 light defensive volume (1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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