Yudai Kimura
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2025
Among 855 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 2001-02-28 · 6 players total
| Full name | Yudai Kimura |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 木村 勇大 |
| Date of birth | 2001-02-28 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Nagoya Grampus |
| Joined | 2025-08-04 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | UDN SPORTS |
Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 1,219 |
| Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 554 |
| Kwansei Gakuin University | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Tokyo Verdy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Tokyo Verdy | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 647 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Tokyo Verdy | 36 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 277 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J. League Cup | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J1 League | Kyoto Sanga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J2 League | Zweigen Kanazawa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 554 |
| 2022 | J. League Cup | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Kyoto Sanga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Kwansei Gakuin University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-04-01 | Osaka Toin HS | Kwansei Gakuin | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-01 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto Sanga | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-16 | Kyoto Sanga | Zweig. Kanazawa | Loan | 175000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Zweig. Kanazawa | Kyoto Sanga | Return from loan | 175000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Kyoto Sanga | Tokyo Verdy | Loan | 175000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Tokyo Verdy | Kyoto Sanga | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | Kyoto Sanga | Tokyo Verdy | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-04 | Tokyo Verdy | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | 500000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuan Matsuhashi | 1 | 0 | 978 |
| Yuya Fukuda | 1 | 1 | 684 |
| Shogo Asada | 1 | 0 | 638 |
| Daiki Kaneko | 1 | 0 | 574 |
| Rikito Inoue | 1 | 0 | 516 |
| Kosuke Shirai | 1 | 0 | 457 |
| Sota Kawasaki | 1 | 0 | 400 |
| Soma Meshino | 1 | 0 | 381 |
| Kaito Chida | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiki Fukazawa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rei Hirakawa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tetsuyuki Inami | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuta Arai | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuki Yamada | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosuke Saito | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tomoya Miki | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Naoki Hayashi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuya Miyahara | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuto Tsunashima | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiroto Yamami | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J1 League | Tokyo Verdy | 10 | 36 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | J1 League | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 36 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Tokyo Verdy | Kyoto Sanga | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Kyoto Sanga | Tokyo Verdy | Loan | — | €175k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Zweig. Kanazawa | Kyoto Sanga | Return from loan | — | €175k |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-16 | Kyoto Sanga | Zweig. Kanazawa | Loan | — | €175k |
Last 14 matches for Nagoya Grampus while Yudai Kimura was at the club (joined 2025-08-04). 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.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | JAP1 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0–3 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-04-29 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1–2 | Kashiwa Reysol | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 1–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-04-20 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 2–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-04-02 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | JAP1 |
Tokyo Verdy | 2–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 1–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-03-02 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 1–2 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2026-02-26 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 3–1 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–2 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2026-02-15 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 4–0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
Teams faced most often by Yudai Kimura's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33% |
| FC Machida Zelvia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 33% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 0% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 67% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33% |
| Gamba Osaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| FC Tokyo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Vissel Kobe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33% |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 33% |
| Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 33% |
| Albirex Niigata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senior debut season | |
| 2022 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2024 | 38 | 398 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 2023 | 23 | 554 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 2022 | 8 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Frequently asked about Yudai Kimura
Who is Yudai Kimura?
Yudai Kimura is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Nagoya Grampus.
How old is Yudai Kimura?
Yudai Kimura is 25 years old. He was born on February 28, 2001 in Sakai, Osaka.
What position does Yudai Kimura play?
Yudai Kimura plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Yudai Kimura play for?
Yudai Kimura currently plays for Nagoya Grampus.
How many career goals has Yudai Kimura scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yudai Kimura has scored 17 goals in 102 appearances.
What is Yudai Kimura's market value?
Yudai Kimura's most recent reported market value is €500k.