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S. Morooka

Squad depthKashima · 25 yrsTransferred to Avispa Fukuoka

Profile

Full nameShu Morooka
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age25
Date of birth9 Dec 2000
BirthplaceTokyo
Height174 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubKashima
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
11
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
446
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kashima.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Kashima's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (achilles tendon rupture). He still appeared 11 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League11204466.7
J-League Cup210138

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

S. Morooka is a 25-year-old attacking midfielder at Kashima, rated 46.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Morooka.

On the season, Morooka graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances (0.404 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 7). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46. At 25 Morooka is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Morooka missed 4 games through injury (achilles tendon rupture) out of roughly 38 this season. The 11 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
46.4
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
7.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
14.6%
Minutes
limited game time
0.4
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

2
Goals
0
Assists
2
G+A
0.18
Goals / app

2 goals in 11 appearances (0.18 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.4 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 14.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 46.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.