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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Avispa Fukuoka.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 626 | 6.96 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 82 | — |
Scout report
Y. Kitajima is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at Avispa Fukuoka, rated 40.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.29 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kitajima.
Judged on this season alone, Kitajima graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 12 appearances (0.431 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 8). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 34% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 26 Kitajima is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.
Kitajima is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Avispa Fukuoka finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side
1 goal in 12 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.29 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.3% 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 40.9, Kitajima carries the 17th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 51 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 goal contributions 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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