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T. Akimoto

Project playerOH Leuven · 28 yrsTransferred to Machida Zelvia

Profile

Full nameTakahiro Akimoto
PositionFull-back
NationalityJapan
Age28
Date of birth31 Jan 1998
BirthplaceUtsunomiya
Height170 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubOH Leuven
Full-backalso played MID
31
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2710
Minutes

Domestic-league season · OH Leuven.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Jupiler Pro League310027106.84

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

T. Akimoto is a 28-year-old full-back at OH Leuven, rated 42.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 231st of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akimoto.

Judged on this season alone, Akimoto graded 35 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 8 clean sheets and 3.786 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 28 → 35). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 41st of 52 of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 28 Akimoto is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential41st of 52 full-backs · Jupiler Pro LeagueCurrent seasonTop 20% full-backs · Jupiler Pro League10th-best full-back in the Jupiler Pro League231st in the Jupiler Pro League · potential41st-highest potential full-back in the Jupiler Pro League
42.6
Ratingi
41st of 52 full-backs
35.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.79
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · OH Leuven finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

3.79
Def. / 90
69
Tackles
37
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 31 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.6, Akimoto carries the 41st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 52. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.