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Kuryu Matsuki 27

Southampton Attacking Midfield Age 23 Height 180 cm Left foot Japan

Deployed as Right Midfield in 7 of last 10 starts · declared Attacking Midfield

35% of team minutes · 1749 minutes, 19 starts in 55 team matches 49th percentile
6 + 4 goals and assists · 0.51 per 90 · 10% of team goals 89th percentile
6.86 average rating over 31 rated matches 65th percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Wins his tacklesDecisive in front of goalProlific scorer Few long balls

DNA strand · vs Championship midfielders (n = 161) · 1749 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.86 65 Goals + assists /90 0.51 89 Share of team minutes 35% 49 Cards /90 0.10 70 Fouls /90 1.39 34

Creation

Chances created /90 1.13 42 Key passes /90 0.87 34 Big chances created /90 0.26 70 Assists /90 0.21 79 Passes /90 33.50 44 Pass accuracy 81% 57 Final-third passes /90 4.22 39 Accurate crosses /90 0.26 37 Long balls won /90 0.67 19

Defence

Defensive actions /90 3.70 38 Tackles /90 1.49 36 Tackle success 83% 99 Interceptions /90 0.41 21 Recoveries /90 3.70 30 Duel success 45% 32 Possession lost /90 13.43 42

Threat

Goals /90 0.31 89 xG /90 0.18 71 Shots /90 1.65 61 Dribbles /90 0.62 49 Dribble success 40% 29 Touches /90 51.82 41

Each rung is a percentile among Championship midfielders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Southampton results by his involvement

19 matches · 13–5–1 · 2.32 ppg · 2.42 scored, 0.95 conceded per game · 1516 minutes

Team 2.32 ppg when he starts (19) v 1.67 when he does not (36)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.86 6.36.58.56.66.57.56.66.57.26.37.56.66.36.87.06.56.47.07.17.2
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 W 4–1 v Bristol City · Championship Right Midfield 90 1 0.2 2.0 0.0 7.2
2026-09-08 W 3–1 v Swansea City · Championship Midfielder sub 14 1 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.1
2026-09-05 D 1–1 at Lincoln City · Championship Right Midfield 84 0.08 2.0 0.0 7.0
2026-09-01 D 1–1 at Birmingham City · Championship Midfielder sub 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-08-29 W 5–1 v Millwall · Championship Right Midfield 81 0.07 1.0 0.0 6.5
2026-08-22 W 3–1 v Stoke City · Championship Central Midfield 90 0.1 1.0 1.0 7.0
2026-08-16 L 1–2 at Watford · Championship Right Midfield 89 0.1 2.0 2.0 6.8
2026-05-12 W 2–1 v Middlesbrough · Championship Attacking Midfield 66 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3
2026-05-09 D 0–0 at Middlesbrough · Championship Midfielder sub 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-04-25 L 1–2 at Manchester City · FA Cup Midfielder sub 14 1 0.06 1.0 1.0 7.5
2026-04-21 D 2–2 v Bristol City · Championship Attacking Midfield 57 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3
2026-04-18 W 2–1 at Swansea City · Championship Right Midfield 90 0.21 2.0 2.0 7.2
2026-04-14 W 3–0 v Blackburn Rovers · Championship Right Midfield 71 0.31 2.0 1.0 6.5
2026-04-11 W 2–1 v Derby County · Championship Midfielder sub 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-04-07 W 5–1 at Wrexham · Championship Right Midfield 85 1 0.18 2.0 1.0 7.5
2026-03-21 W 2–0 v Oxford United · Championship Midfielder sub 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-03-18 W 1–0 v Norwich City · Championship Right Midfield 89 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-03-14 W 2–1 at Coventry City · Championship Right Midfield 90 1 1 0.71 3.0 1.0 8.5
2026-03-11 D 1–1 at West Bromwich Albion · Championship Right Midfield 66 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-03-08 W 1–0 at Fulham · FA Cup Midfielder sub 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Southampton

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 7 5 477 76% 1 1 0.5 6.85 52th #74 (1) #101 (1)
2025/2026 · Championship 22 12 1114 26% 4 2 2.6 6.81 55th #107 (4) #193 (2)
2025/2026 · FA Cup 4 2 193 40% 1 1 0.5 6.92 #106 (1) #186 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 3 moves

  1. 30 Jun 2025 End of loan Göztepe → Southampton Midfielder
  2. 30 Jul 2024 Loan Southampton → Göztepe Central Midfield
  3. 29 Jul 2024 Transfer FC Tokyo → Southampton Central Midfield

Injuries and suspensions · 0 spells

No spells recorded.

Compare Kuryu Matsuki with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.