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Shintaro Kurumaya

Shintaro Kurumaya

Defender - Centre-Back  at Kawasaki Frontale
Age34
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornApril 5, 1992
at Kawasaki Frontale 4,130 days · joined 2015-02-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value €225k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

2
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Kawasaki Frontale
top club · 340 apps

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
3
best season · 21/22
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
342Appearances
12Goals
28Assists
32Yellow cards
1Red cards
93Full matches (90′)
Full nameShintaro Kurumaya
Name in home country車屋 紳太郎
Date of birth1992-04-05 (34 yrs)
Place of birthKumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubKawasaki Frontale
Joined2015-02-01
Contract expires2027-01-31
AgentJEB ENTERTAINMENT ...
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2025
2025 — Kawasaki Frontale
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Kawasaki Frontale
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Kawasaki Frontale
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Kawasaki Frontale
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Kawasaki Frontale
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Kawasaki Frontale
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Kawasaki Frontale
37 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Kawasaki Frontale
5 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Kawasaki Frontale
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Kawasaki Frontale
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Kawasaki Frontale
36 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Kawasaki Frontale
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Kawasaki Frontale
34 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kawasaki Frontale
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Kawasaki Frontale
40 matches · 0 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Kawasaki Frontale
10 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Kawasaki Frontale
42 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2015
2015 — Kawasaki Frontale
36 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2015
Transfer: Tsukuba Univ. → Kawasaki Front.
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Tsukuba University, Kawasaki Frontale
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Tsukuba University
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2011
Transfer: Kumamoto Ozu HS → Tsukuba Univ.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,396 min
Minutes played by club
Kawasaki Frontale 98.9%
Tsukuba University 1.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Kawasaki Frontale 19 16/17 24/25 340 11 27 8,306
Tsukuba University 2 2013 2014 2 1 1 90

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€400K5€800K7€1.2M9€1.6M16/17 — 2 assists216/1717/1818/1920/212013 — 1 assists120132014 — 1 goals (Tsukuba University)120142015 — 4 assists420152016 — 2 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2016 — 6 assists820162017 — 9 assists920172018 — 2 assists220182019 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2019 — 2 assists320192020 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)120202021 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2021 — 1 assists220212022 — 1 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)120222023 — 2 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)2202321/22 — 3 goals (Kawasaki Frontale)21/22 — 1 assists421/2223/2424/2516/17 — €450K17/18 — €700K18/19 — €1.4M20/21 — €1.6M21/22 — €1.5M23/24 — €900K24/25 — €600KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

16/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1920/21: 0020/212013: 0020132014: 1120142015: 0020152016: 2220162017: 0020172018: 0020182019: 1120192020: 1120202021: 1120212022: 1120222023: 2220232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 3321/2223/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

16/17: 2216/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1920/21: 0020/212013: 1120132014: 0020142015: 4420152016: 6620162017: 9920172018: 2220182019: 2220192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 1121/2223/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 5 3 1 1 0 106
2025 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 1 0 0
2024 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 1 0 0
2023 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 0 0 0 360
2023 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 19 1 0 3 0 1,543
2022 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 19 1 0 2 0 1,455
2022 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 31 1 1 2 0 1,567
2021 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 22 1 0 3 0 1,217
2019 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 1 0 1 0 219
2019 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 5 0 1 0 0 0
2019 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 27 0 1 4 0 0
2019 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 1 0 0
2018 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 31 0 1 3 0 0
2018 Jap. Super Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 1 0 0 0
2017 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 1 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 34 0 8 1 0 0
2016 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 6 1 2 1 0 489
2016 J. League Championship Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 5 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 15 0 0 2 0 0
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 15 1 4 0 0 1,350
2015 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 5 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 16 0 3 1 0 0
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 14 0 1 2 0 0
2014 Emperor's Cup Tsukuba University 1 1 0 0 0 90
2014 J.League Div.1 Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Emperor's Cup Tsukuba University 1 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 6 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 10 0 2 1 1 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2011-04-01 Kumamoto Ozu HS Tsukuba Univ. Transfer 0
14/15 2015-02-01 Tsukuba Univ. Kawasaki Front. Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 concussion 2015-05-24 2015-05-28 5 1
15/16 Hamstring injury 2016-04-01 2016-04-11 11 3
17/18 Ill 2018-04-09 2018-04-11 3 1
18/19 Torn muscle fiber in the adductor area 2018-10-17 2018-11-04 19 3
18/19 unknown injury 2019-04-11 2019-05-09 29 6
20/21 Bone bruise 2020-11-26 2020-12-20 25 4
21/22 unknown injury 2021-09-02 2021-09-23 22 4
21/22 Acromioclavicular joint dislocation 2022-02-19 2022-04-10 51 9
22/23 Hamstring injury 2023-02-17 2023-03-31 43 7
23/24 Broken tibia 2023-09-25 2023-12-25 92 13
23/24 Meniscus injury 2024-01-18 2024-07-07 172 26
24/25 Adductor injury 2025-03-13 2025-04-03 22 3
25/26 Calf injury 2025-07-19 57 8
Current€225k
Peak€2.00m
Low€75k
Δ since start−€75k
€75k€556k€1.04m€1.52m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.85m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3435 #5 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Shogo Taniguchi 2 0 0
Kyohei Noborizato 2 1 0
Elsinho 2 2 0
Miki Yamane 2 0 0
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2 1 0
Kei Chinen 2 2 0
Eduardo Neto 2 0 0
Hidemasa Morita 2 0 0
Tatsuki Nara 2 0 0
Kazuya Yamamura 2 0 0
Daiya Tono 2 1 0
João Schmidt 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 3 5
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 1 15
2014 Emperor's Cup Tsukuba University 1 1

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2017 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 8 34
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Kawasaki Frontale 4 15
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Kawasaki Frontale 3 16

Last 50 matches for Kawasaki Frontale The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-04-20 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tokyo Verdy Available
2026-04-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-04-12 JAP1 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-04-09 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Shonan Bellmare Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-03-16 JAP1 Fagiano Okayama 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-03-01 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-02-22 JAP1 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-02-15 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-06-29 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-26 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Shonan Bellmare Available
2025-06-22 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-06-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-06-02 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-05-25 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2025-05-19 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-05-15 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 5–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-05-11 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Available
2025-05-06 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-05-03 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Available
2025-04-28 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-04-20 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tokyo Verdy Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 Yokohama F. Marinos 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 FC Tokyo INJURED Adductor injury
2025-03-17 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale INJURED Adductor injury
2025-03-09 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2025-03-01 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 4–5 Júbilo Iwata Available
2025-02-24 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-12-08 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2024-11-30 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 4–5 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-11-22 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-11-09 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-11-01 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Kashima Antlers Available
2024-10-18 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka Available
2024-10-05 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-09-27 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata Available
2024-09-22 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-09-13 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Sagan Tosu Available
2024-09-01 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-08-17 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2024-08-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-08-07 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-07-20 JAP1 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-07-14 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka Available
2024-07-06 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale INJURED Meniscus injury

Teams faced most often by Shintaro Kurumaya's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Shimizu S-Pulse 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
Shonan Bellmare 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50%
Oita Trinita 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
Tokushima Vortis 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100%
Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50%
Kashiwa Reysol 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50%
Cerezo Osaka 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 100%
Gamba Osaka 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100%
Yokohama FC 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100%
FC Tokyo 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0%
Sagan Tosu 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
16/17 Senior debut season
2014 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 1 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 5 106 1 0 0 0.85
2024 5 0 1 0 0 0
2023 25 1,903 4 1 0 0.24
2022 23 1,455 2 0 0 0.12
2021 37 1,567 2 0 0 0.11
2020 27 1,217 3 0 0 0.22
2019 36 219 5 0 0 2.05
2018 34 0 4 0 0 0
2017 40 0 1 0 0 0
2016 42 1,839 3 0 0 0.15
2015 36 0 3 1 0 0
18/19 3 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 10 0 1 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
190 apps
4 G
11 A
Emperor's Cup
29 apps
3 G
4 A
AFC Champions League
29 apps
3 G
3 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
29 apps
1 G
5 A
J. League Cup
28 apps
1 G
1 A
J1 - 1st Stage
31 apps
0 G
3 A
Jap. Super Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Shintaro Kurumaya

Who is Shintaro Kurumaya?

Shintaro Kurumaya is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kawasaki Frontale.

How old is Shintaro Kurumaya?

Shintaro Kurumaya is 34 years old. He was born on April 5, 1992 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto.

What position does Shintaro Kurumaya play?

Shintaro Kurumaya plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Shintaro Kurumaya play for?

Shintaro Kurumaya currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale.

How many career goals has Shintaro Kurumaya scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Shintaro Kurumaya has scored 12 goals in 342 appearances.

What is Shintaro Kurumaya's market value?

Shintaro Kurumaya's most recent reported market value is €225k.