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Full nameYuki Kakita
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth14 Jul 1997
BirthplaceGumma
Height187 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubKashiwa Reysol
Centre-forward
38
Appearances
6
Goals
5
Assists
2255
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kashiwa Reysol.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League386522556.79
J-League Cup10028

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

Y. Kakita is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Kashiwa Reysol, rated 37.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 158th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (65.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kakita.

Judged on this season alone, Kakita graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 42 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 6 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances (0.439 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 32). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 20th of 42 of the 42 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 29 Kakita is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Kakita is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs
Current potential20th of 42 centre-forwards · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 29% centre-forwards · J1 League12th-best centre-forward in the J1 League158th in the J1 League · potential20th-highest potential centre-forward in the J1 League
37.3
Ratingi
20th of 42 centre-forwards
31.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.44
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Kashiwa Reysol finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

6
Goals
5
Assists
11
G+A
0.16
Goals / app

6 goals in 38 appearances (0.16 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.29 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.3, Kakita carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 42. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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