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Yu Hirakawa

Yu Hirakawa

Forward · Bristol City · 25 · Japan

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Season score
40.6
Championship 26/27, 11 matches
Last 5 weeks
39.2
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€1.0M
+€100k (+11%) since 30 Dec 2024
Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026

Photo: MilesaMFC, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
3 Jan 2001
Height
171 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Wikipedia views
852 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

12 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 40.9 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 2026213037.945.739.7
6–12 Oct 202616540.446.041.1
15–21 Sep 2026215335.847.137.6
8–14 Sep 202615852.446.953.0
1–7 Sep 202628849.446.240.7
25–31 Aug 202617435.147.133.6
18–24 Aug 202618945.247.144.7
11–17 Aug 202614533.447.732.7
4–10 Aug 202613859.047.157.9
19–25 May 202611458.446.759.2
5–11 May 202612150.846.450.8
21–27 Apr 202611831.246.629.3
14–20 Apr 202611736.246.634.9
17–23 Feb 202615746.346.447.1
10–16 Feb 202617739.246.938.3
3–9 Feb 202618234.648.133.1
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202612944.348.143.7
20–26 Jan 202627647.048.147.4
13–19 Jan 202612743.448.042.7
6–12 Jan 202611942.048.141.2
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202623548.847.948.6
23–29 Dec 202522433.948.132.3
16–22 Dec 20251137.948.036.6
9–15 Dec 202511127.948.225.7
2–8 Dec 202511135.948.334.4
25 Nov – 1 Dec 20251164.748.166.0
18–24 Nov 202511893.147.176.8
4–10 Nov 202513349.346.849.2
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202512245.546.747.7
21–27 Oct 202521442.846.642.0
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202524843.846.344.2
23–29 Sep 2025110.046.00.0
16–22 Sep 202511936.746.035.3
9–15 Sep 202513031.346.329.5
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025210943.146.243.3
19–25 Aug 20251152.546.152.7
12–18 Aug 2025210246.146.239.1
5–11 Aug 202517540.446.039.4

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −6.4 a week below expectation.

30.035.040.045.050.05 Aug26 Aug3 Feb18 Aug1 Sep6 OctExpected 45.7Score 37.9

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €1.0M +€100k (+11%) since 30 Dec 2024 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €1.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €840k–€1.5M +4% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +0% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Habib Gueye at 26 (€1.2M, scoring 42.1) −17%; Oğulcan Ülgün at 26 (€800k, scoring 42.0) +50%; Jeppe Erenbjerg at 25 (€1.0M, scoring 42.9) +450%.
0€250K€500K€750K€1.0M20222023202420252026€1.0M€1.0M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€1.0M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€1.0M
3 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€900k
12 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€900k
22 Feb 2024Transfermarkt€600k
27 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€300k
6 Jan 2023Transfermarkt€150k
28 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€100k
13 Jan 2022Transfermarkt€25k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
30 Jun 2026Hull City Bristol CityFree or loan
19 Jan 2026Bristol City Hull CityFree or loan
1 Jul 2025Machida Zelvia Bristol CityUndisclosed
30 Jun 2025Bristol City Machida ZelviaFree or loan
9 Jul 2024Machida Zelvia Bristol CityFree or loan
1 Feb 2023Yamanashi Gak. Machida ZelviaFree or loan
31 Jan 2023Machida Zelvia Yamanashi Gak.Free or loan
31 Jan 2022Machida Zelvia Yamanashi Gak.Free or loan
21 Sep 2021Yamanashi Gak. Machida ZelviaFree or loan

What the score is made of

Championship 26/27, 702 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 295 top-five-league forward seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting3Creating29Progressing43Keeping the ball0Defending51Aerial3Finishing31
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting3−0.54
Creating29−0.23
Progressing43−0.18
Keeping the ball0−1.32
Defending51−0.01
Aerial3−0.73
Finishing31−0.08

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

02.5K5.0K7.5K10K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Yu Hirakawa.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Championship 26/27ChampionshipBristol City1170240.640.1
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupBristol City13859.057.9
Championship 25/26ChampionshipHull City3277743.042.3
EFL Cup 25/26EFL CupBristol City211946.840.6
FA Cup 25/26FA CupHull City29639.838.9
Championship 24/25ChampionshipBristol City381,74944.243.8
FA Cup 24/25FA CupBristol City12628.831.4

Latest matches

48 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026ChampionshipSheffield UnitedL 0–185000.220.0239.4
13 Oct 2026ChampionshipBlackburn RoversL 0–145000.210.0435.1
10 Oct 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticD 1–165000.120.0540.4
18 Sep 2026ChampionshipWatfordW 1–063000.180.0032.1
15 Sep 2026ChampionshipLincoln CityL 0–190000.360.0738.3
12 Sep 2026Championshipat SouthamptonL 1–458000.030.3252.4
5 Sep 2026Championshipat BurnleyW 2–129100.170.0274.8
1 Sep 2026Championshipat Preston North EndW 3–15900–0.0036.8
29 Aug 2026ChampionshipPortsmouthW 2–17400–0.0035.1
22 Aug 2026Championshipat Birmingham CityD 2–28900–0.1445.2
All 48 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026ChampionshipSheffield UnitedL 0–185000.220.0239.4
13 Oct 2026ChampionshipBlackburn RoversL 0–145000.210.0435.1
10 Oct 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticD 1–165000.120.0540.4
18 Sep 2026ChampionshipWatfordW 1–063000.180.0032.1
15 Sep 2026ChampionshipLincoln CityL 0–190000.360.0738.3
12 Sep 2026Championshipat SouthamptonL 1–458000.030.3252.4
5 Sep 2026Championshipat BurnleyW 2–129100.170.0274.8
1 Sep 2026Championshipat Preston North EndW 3–15900–0.0036.8
29 Aug 2026ChampionshipPortsmouthW 2–17400–0.0035.1
22 Aug 2026Championshipat Birmingham CityD 2–28900–0.1445.2
15 Aug 2026ChampionshipMillwallL 0–245000.050.0033.4
6 Aug 2026EFL CupWalsallL 0–13800––59.0
23 May 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughW 1–01400–0.0858.4
8 May 2026ChampionshipMillwallD 0–02100–0.2950.8
21 Apr 2026Championshipat Leicester CityD 2–21800–0.0031.2
18 Apr 2026ChampionshipBirmingham CityD 1–11700–0.0136.2
21 Feb 2026ChampionshipQueens Park RangersL 1–357000.080.3546.3
13 Feb 2026FA CupChelseaL 0–477000.02–39.2
3 Feb 2026ChampionshipWatfordD 0–08200–0.0134.6
31 Jan 2026Championshipat Blackburn RoversW 1–02900–0.0144.3
24 Jan 2026ChampionshipSwansea CityW 2–134000.060.1141.4
20 Jan 2026Championshipat Preston North EndW 3–04201–0.4351.6
17 Jan 2026Championshipat Oxford UnitedD 0–02700–0.0343.4
10 Jan 2026FA CupWatfordW 5–11900––42.0
4 Jan 2026ChampionshipPreston North EndL 0–2100–0.14100.0
1 Jan 2026ChampionshipPortsmouthW 5–03401–0.0544.1
29 Dec 2025Championshipat MillwallL 1–21000–0.0031.1
26 Dec 2025Championshipat West Bromwich AlbionW 2–11400––35.9
20 Dec 2025ChampionshipMiddlesbroughW 2–0100–0.0037.9
13 Dec 2025Championshipat Coventry CityL 0–11100–0.0027.9
6 Dec 2025ChampionshipMillwallL 0–11100–0.0035.9
29 Nov 2025Championshipat PortsmouthW 1–0100––64.7
22 Nov 2025ChampionshipSwansea CityW 3–018100.600.0093.1
7 Nov 2025Championshipat WatfordD 1–13300–0.0149.3
1 Nov 2025Championshipat Stoke CityL 1–522010.070.0345.5
25 Oct 2025ChampionshipBirmingham CityW 1–01300––41.6
21 Oct 2025ChampionshipSouthamptonW 3–1100––58.6
4 Oct 2025ChampionshipQueens Park RangersL 1–223000.050.0140.8
30 Sep 2025ChampionshipIpswich TownD 1–12500–0.0146.6
27 Sep 2025Championshipat Preston North EndD 0–0100–0.000.0
21 Sep 2025ChampionshipOxford UnitedL 1–31900–0.0236.7
13 Sep 2025Championshipat Sheffield WednesdayW 3–03000–0.0231.3
30 Aug 2025ChampionshipHull CityW 4–235000.110.0748.5
27 Aug 2025EFL Cupat FulhamL 0–27400––40.6
22 Aug 2025Championshipat Derby CountyD 1–1100–0.0052.5
16 Aug 2025ChampionshipCharlton AthleticD 0–057000.030.0137.5
12 Aug 2025EFL CupMilton Keynes DonsW 2–045100.23–57.1
9 Aug 2025Championshipat Sheffield UnitedW 4–17500–0.0040.4