DAICHI KAMADA
Midfielder · Crystal Palace · Premier League
“A midfielder whose defensive instinct is already elite-level.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
D. Kamada remains a prime deep midfielder with real value, and his sharpest recent spell came at Eintracht Frankfurt. That value is limited by the minutes he actually logged despite fitness and by the level of competition in which he logged them.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €5.3M – €6.1M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Kamada operates as a ball-winning box-to-box presence, reading play ahead of the moment and sliding into defensive positions with sharp anticipation. His core value lies in breaking up attacks before they develop, winning possession in transition, then driving forward to support the attack. He's a midfielder who sees the game rather than just reacts to it.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.97
SoT / 90
0.60
Accuracy
63%
Conversion
38%
Club football this season: 8 shots in 10 matches (746 min).
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Last 12 matches · shots
11 shots · 3 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
 UEFA Europa League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 6.55 |
 Premier League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 613 | 7.03 |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 3 | 746 | 7.00 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.36
per 90
Assists
0.36
per 90
Shots
0.97
per 90
Shots on target
0.60
per 90
Conversion
38%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.84
per 90 · 70% completed
Key passes
0.97
per 90
Pass accuracy
86%
Fouls won
1.21
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.17
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 |  Fulham | Carabao | W0-1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Oct 25 |  Newcastle | EPL | L0-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Oct 22 |  Beşiktaş | UEL | D2-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 18 |  Brighton | EPL | L5-0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Oct 15 |  Lyon | UEL | L3-2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Oct 11 |  Nottingham Forest | EPL | W3-1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Premier League613 (82%)UEFA Europa League102 (14%)League Cup31 (4%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Crystal Palace | Premier League | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 | 7.00 |
| 2025/26 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0.11 | 6.96 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0.11 | 6.89 |
| 2023/24 |  Lazio | Serie A | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0.11 | 6.98 |
| 2022/23 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 47 | 16 | 6 | 0.47 | 7.05 |
| 2021/22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 46 | 9 | 4 | 0.28 | 6.91 |
| 2020/21 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 12 | 0.50 | 7.12 |
| 2019/20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 48 | 10 | 6 | 0.33 | 7.07 |
Career highlights
Community Shield
2025
DFB Pokal
2017/2018
FA Cup
2024/2025
UEFA Europa League
2021/2022
Spell detail
Apps
99
Goals
6
Assists
10
Minutes
6,188
By season
| 2026/27 | Premier League | 10 app | 3 g | 7.00 |
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 45 app | 1 g | 6.96 |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 44 app | 2 g | 6.89 |
Goals by season
6 goals in the spell
International career
Japan
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Japan
Japan's tournament →Apps
4
Minutes
331
Goals
2
Assists
0
Avg rating
6.90