Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Albirex Niigata.
Also this season
On loan at Kashiwa Reysol — J-League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 134 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Albirex Niigata; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 603 | 6.57 |
 J-League Cupat Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | — |
Scout report
T. Shimamura is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Albirex Niigata, rated 35.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 176th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shimamura.
Judged on this season alone, Shimamura graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.609 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 10).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 29th of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 27 Shimamura is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 35.1, Shimamura carries the 29th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 65 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
