Kota Watanabe
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
1
Goals
2
Assists
0
Started
17
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 38%
0.34
xG
1
Goals
8
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 |  Shimizu S-Pulse | W3 - 0 | 89 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| May 31 | Shimizu S-Pulse | D1 - 1 | 76 | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| May 24 |  Tokyo Verdy | W0 - 6 | 74 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| May 16 |  Kashiwa Reysol | L0 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| May 10 |  Kashima Antlers | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| May 6 |  Machida Zelvia | L2 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| May 2 |  Mito Hollyhock | D1 - 1 | 34 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| Apr 29 |  JEF United Chiba | W2 - 3 | 77 | — | 1 | — | 8.2 |
| Apr 25 |  Urawa Red Diamonds | W2 - 3 | 90 | 1 | — | — | 7.7 |
| Apr 11 |  FC Tokyo | L1 - 3 | 75 | — | — | — | 6.2 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Kota Watanabe
Kota Watanabe is a professional 27-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Vissel Kobe, born on October 17, 1998, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Kota Watanabe on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Kota Watanabe Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current J1 100 Year Vision League campaign, Kota Watanabe has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 17 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 1 goal and 2 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, Kota Watanabe ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Kota Watanabe's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- June 6, 2027: null-null vs Kyoto Sanga FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 29, 2027: null-null vs FC Tokyo (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 22, 2027: null-null vs JEF United Chiba (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs Tokyo Verdy (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2027: null-null vs Urawa Red Diamonds (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 3, 2027: null-null vs Kashiwa Reysol (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 29, 2027: null-null vs Kashima Antlers (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Avispa Fukuoka (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 17, 2027: null-null vs V-Varen Nagasaki (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Machida Zelvia (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Kota Watanabe's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Kota Watanabe's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Kota Watanabe currently plays for Vissel Kobe alongside Nanasei Iino, Yuya Kuwasaki, Rikuto Hashimoto, Haruka Motoyama, Makoto Mitsuta, Yusei Ozaki, Mitsuki Hidaka, Kakeru Yamauchi, Niina Tominaga, Shogo Terasaka, Juzo Ura, Gotoku Sakai, Shioki Takayama, Justin Homma, Yuya Osako. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Kota Watanabe's career has also included time at Yokohama F.Marinos, Tokyo Verdy, Japan, Japan U23.
On the international stage, Kota Watanabe has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Kota Watanabe has won 2 titles: J. League (2022, 2019) with Yokohama F.Marinos, Super Cup (2023) with Yokohama F.Marinos.
Kota Watanabe has competed in J. League, J. League Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, Super Cup. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Kota Watanabe, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Kota Watanabe to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.