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Full nameShunsuke Mito
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age23
Date of birth28 Sept 2002
BirthplaceYamaguchi
Height164 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubSparta Rotterdam
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
25
Appearances
7
Goals
3
Assists
1871
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sparta Rotterdam.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Sparta Rotterdam's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 25 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
Eredivisie257318716.95
KNVB Beker2221348.15

Scout report

Top-tier performerAttacking midfielder

S. Mito is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Sparta Rotterdam, rated 73.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (77% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mito.

Judged on this season alone, Mito graded 45 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 56 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 7 goals and 3 assists in 25 appearances (0.481 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 45). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 17% of the 56 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 23 Mito is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 34.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mito missed 7 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 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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A career still climbing — Mito is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 17% attacking midfielders · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 25% attacking midfielders · Eredivisie14th-best attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie36th in the Eredivisie · potential9th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie
73.9
Ratingi
9th of 56 attacking midfielders
44.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.48
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Sparta Rotterdam finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

7
Goals
3
Assists
10
G+A
0.28
Goals / app

7 goals in 25 appearances (0.28 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.4 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.64 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 73.9, Mito carries the 9th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 17%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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

No transfer news found for this player.