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Crystal Palace

Daichi Kamada

Position
Attacking midfielder
Nationality
Japan
Height
180 cm
Games
15
12 starts
Minutes
1,117
74 a game
Goals
4
2.5 xG
Assists
3
1.1 xA

Player profile

1,027 min · vs 96 attacking midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Deep-lying, defensive number 10

Kamada plays more like a midfield ball-winner than a creator: his recoveries and duels are in the top 8% of attacking midfielders. His shots, chances created and touches in the box are among the lowest in the role.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Recoveries. 5.00 recoveries per 90, percentile 94.

  • Wins duels. Wins 54.4% of duels, percentile 92, with 1.67 tackles per 90, percentile 72.

Areas for development

  • Rarely in the box. 2.10 touches in the box per 90, percentile 4, and 1.14 shots per 90, percentile 5.

  • Creates little. 0.88 chances created per 90, percentile 11, and 0.09 expected assists per 90, percentile 16.

  • Rarely dribbles past players. 0.61 dribbles won per 90, percentile 15.

Similar players

Against 99 attacking midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of attacking midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (11%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 20%, Middle third 54%, Final third 25%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9791130.940.940.77787.13
Europa League4282201.211.210.38637.36
EFL Cup244100.330.330.00217.34

15 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.14
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.1 v Ipswich Town, 12 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.