Ataru Esaka #8
Midfielder
Attacking midfielder
Japan
J1 League 2026/27 · 12 apps · 2 G
Avg 6.99 · top 31% of J1 League forwards
Club
- Age
- 34 years
- born 31 May 1992
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
- At the club since
- Jan 2025
- from Ulsan HD
- Matches this season
- 12
- 813 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6.95 | 0.83 | 1.97 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.95 across 12 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating25 Oct · vs Kawasaki Frontale (A) 1–2 · 7.11
25 OctJ1 League
Kawasaki Frontale away
L 1–2
90′
7.11
21 OctJ1 League
Mito Hollyhock home
W 2–0
66′
2G
8.39
18 OctJ1 League
Vissel Kobe home
L 0–3
79′
6.55
10 OctJ1 League
Avispa Fukuoka away
L 1–2
44′
6.51
19 SepJ1 League
Kyoto Sanga home
L 1–2
60′
6.79
All 50 matches
13 SepJ1 League
Urawa Reds away
W 2–1
56′
6.70
6 SepJ1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima home
W 3–2
66′
6.82
2 SepJ1 League
JEF United away
W 2–1
44′
6.95
29 AugJ1 League
Nagoya Grampus away
L 1–2
76′
6.57
22 AugJ1 League
Tokyo Verdy home
D 0–0
77′
6.88
15 AugJ1 League
V-Varen Nagasaki home
W 1–0
76′
7.34
8 AugJ1 League
Cerezo Osaka away
L 1–2
79′
6.77
2025/26
6 DecJ1 League
Shimizu S-Pulse away
W 2–1
90′
1G
8.03
30 NovJ1 League
Urawa Reds home
L 0–1
90′
6.50
8 NovJ1 League
Kawasaki Frontale away
D 1–1
77′
7.14
25 OctJ1 League
FC Tokyo away
L 1–3
89′
1G
7.49
18 OctJ1 League
Cerezo Osaka home
L 1–2
76′
6.88
4 OctJ1 League
Albirex Niigata away
D 1–1
90′
6.47
27 SepJ1 League
Machida Zelvia away
L 0–1
78′
7.19
23 SepJ1 League
Yokohama home
D 0–0
32′
6.43
20 SepJ1 League
Tokyo Verdy away
L 2–4
63′
1G
7.43
13 SepJ1 League
Nagoya Grampus home
L 0–1
73′
6.64
30 AugJ1 League
Kyoto Sanga away
L 0–5
76′
5.69
23 AugJ1 League
Shonan Bellmare home
W 1–0
75′
1A
7.15
17 AugJ1 League
Kashiwa Reysol home
W 2–1
82′
1A
7.80
10 AugJ1 League
Gamba Osaka away
W 3–0
78′
1A
6.95
20 JulJ1 League
Vissel Kobe home
L 1–2
90′
1G
7.06
5 JulJ1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima home
L 0–1
86′
7.02
2024/25
28 JunJ1 League
Kashima Antlers away
W 2–1
87′
1G 1A
8.07
21 JunJ1 League
Yokohama F. Marinos away
W 1–0
58′
7.08
15 JunJ1 League
Avispa Fukuoka home
L 0–1
90′
7.14
1 JunJ1 League
Shonan Bellmare away
D 1–1
86′
7.08
25 MayJ1 League
Machida Zelvia home
D 2–2
72′
6.72
18 MayJ1 League
Albirex Niigata home
W 2–1
81′
1G
8.01
10 MayJ1 League
Kashiwa Reysol away
L 0–2
69′
7.12
6 MayJ1 League
Nagoya Grampus away
D 0–0
72′
6.92
3 MayJ1 League
Vissel Kobe away
L 0–2
26′
6.63
29 AprJ1 League
Tokyo Verdy home
L 0–1
78′
7.15
25 AprJ1 League
Avispa Fukuoka away
D 1–1
70′
7.21
20 AprJ1 League
Kashima Antlers home
L 1–2
90′
7.17
12 AprJ1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima away
W 1–0
76′
7.21
6 AprJ1 League
FC Tokyo home
W 1–0
78′
6.96
2 AprJ1 League
Cerezo Osaka away
L 1–2
76′
6.82
29 MarJ1 League
Yokohama F. Marinos home
W 1–0
88′
7.16
16 MarJ1 League
Kawasaki Frontale home
D 0–0
66′
8.06
8 MarJ1 League
Urawa Reds away
L 0–1
90′
6.87
2 MarJ1 League
Shimizu S-Pulse home
D 1–1
90′
1A
8.23
26 FebJ1 League
Gamba Osaka home
W 2–0
60′
7.12
22 FebJ1 League
Yokohama away
L 0–1
90′
7.18
15 FebJ1 League
Kyoto Sanga home
W 2–0
73′
7.19
Transfers
- 20 Jan 2025transfer Ulsan HD Fagiano Okayama —
- 1 Jan 2023free transfer Urawa Reds Ulsan HD —
- 12 Jul 2021transfer Kashiwa Reysol Urawa Reds —
- 6 Jan 2018free transfer Omiya Ardija Kashiwa Reysol —
- 1 Feb 2016transfer ThespaKusatsu Gunma Omiya Ardija —
- 1 Feb 2015free transfer Ryutsu Keizai University ThespaKusatsu Gunma —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama J1 League | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama J1 League | 38 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | |||
| Urawa Reds J1 League | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | |||
| Urawa Reds J1 League | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Kashiwa Reysol J1 League | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol J1 League | 32 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol J1 League | 33 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | |||
| Omiya Ardija J1 League | 34 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | |||
| Omiya Ardija J1 League | 31 | 8 | 0 |