Yu Hirakawa
Yu HirakawaForward · Japan · Bristol City · No. 7 · Born 3 Jan 2001 (age 25)
Forward · Japan · Bristol City · No. 7 · Born 3 Jan 2001 (age 25)Viewing
2026-271Goals0.13 per 90
2026-270Assists0.00 per 90
2026-276.72Average ratingBristol City2026-2711Appearances703 minutes
2026-271.34Expected goals
Latest€1.0mMarket valueForward
2025-261Goals0.12 per 90
2025-263Assists0.37 per 90
2025-266.77Average ratingBristol City · Hull City
2025-2630Appearances724 minutes
2025-260.99Expected goals
Latest€1.0mMarket valueForward
2025-261Goals0.20 per 90
2025-262Assists0.40 per 90
2025-266.76Average ratingBristol City2025-2623Appearances455 minutes
2025-260.86Expected goals
Latest€1.0mMarket valueForward
2025-260Goals0.00 per 90
2025-261Assists0.33 per 90
2025-266.79Average ratingHull City2025-267Appearances269 minutes
2025-260.13Expected goals
Latest€1.0mMarket valueForward
2024-252Goals0.11 per 90
2024-252Assists0.11 per 90
2024-256.86Average ratingBristol City2024-2536Appearances1,648 minutes
2024-252.46Expected goals
Latest€1.0mMarket valueForward
Season2026-27
Championship
Shot map
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47% on targetNo shots recorded in this selection.
15 Shots1 Goals1.41xG on map
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| Date | Club | Opponent | Min | Outcome | Situation | Body part | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Bristol City | Sheffield United | 4' | Saved | Open play | Right foot | 0.26 |
| 2026-10-13 | Bristol City | Blackburn Rovers | 54' | Saved | Open play | Left foot | 0.06 |
| 2026-10-10 | Bristol City | Charlton Athletic | 16' | Off target | Open play | Right foot | 0.12 |
| 2026-09-18 | Bristol City | Watford | 15' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.07 |
| 2026-09-18 | Bristol City | Watford | 13' | Saved | Open play | Left foot | 0.04 |
| 2026-09-18 | Bristol City | Watford | 11' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.07 |
| 2026-09-15 | Bristol City | Lincoln City | 87' | Blocked | From corner | Right foot | 0.05 |
| 2026-09-15 | Bristol City | Lincoln City | 60' | Saved | Open play | Right foot | 0.27 |
| 2026-09-15 | Bristol City | Lincoln City | 6' | Saved | Open play | Right foot | 0.05 |
| 2026-09-12 | Bristol City | Southampton | 53' | Off target | Open play | Header | 0.03 |
| 2026-09-05 | Bristol City | Burnley | 90+1' | Goal | From corner | Left foot | 0.03 |
| 2026-09-05 | Bristol City | Burnley | 84' | Saved | Free kick delivery | Left foot | 0.05 |
| 2026-09-05 | Bristol City | Burnley | 70' | Hit the woodwork | Open play | Right foot | 0.11 |
| 2026-09-05 | Bristol City | Burnley | 70' | Off target | Open play | Left foot | 0.16 |
| 2026-08-15 | Bristol City | Millwall | 33' | Off target | From corner | Right foot | 0.05 |
| 2026-02-21 | Hull City | Queens Park Rangers | 44' | Blocked | Direct free kick | Right foot | 0.08 |
| 2026-01-24 | Hull City | Swansea City | 74' | Saved | Counter-attack | Right foot | 0.06 |
| 2025-11-22 | Bristol City | Swansea City | 86' | Saved | Open play | Right foot | 0.05 |
| 2025-11-22 | Bristol City | Swansea City | 82' | Goal | Counter-attack | Right foot | 0.62 |
| 2025-11-01 | Bristol City | Stoke City | 88' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.07 |
| 2025-10-04 | Bristol City | Queens Park Rangers | 90' | Off target | From throw-in | Header | 0.03 |
| 2025-10-04 | Bristol City | Queens Park Rangers | 87' | Blocked | From throw-in | Left foot | 0.02 |
| 2025-08-30 | Bristol City | Hull City | 75' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.04 |
| 2025-08-30 | Bristol City | Hull City | 70' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.07 |
| 2025-08-16 | Bristol City | Charlton Athletic | 35' | Off target | From throw-in | Right foot | 0.03 |
| 2025-05-03 | Bristol City | Preston North End | 65' | Blocked | From corner | Left foot | 0.06 |
| 2025-05-03 | Bristol City | Preston North End | 25' | Off target | Open play | Right foot | 0.02 |
| 2025-03-29 | Bristol City | Burnley | 90+5' | Saved | Open play | Left foot | 0.19 |
| 2025-03-08 | Bristol City | Hull City | 90+6' | Blocked | From throw-in | Left foot | 0.11 |
| 2025-03-08 | Bristol City | Hull City | 86' | Off target | From corner | Right foot | 0.04 |
| 2025-02-21 | Bristol City | Middlesbrough | 69' | Off target | Open play | Header | 0.04 |
| 2025-02-15 | Bristol City | Cardiff City | 55' | Saved | Counter-attack | Left foot | 0.17 |
| 2025-02-12 | Bristol City | Stoke City | 77' | Saved | Open play | Right foot | 0.14 |
| 2025-01-22 | Bristol City | Sheffield Wednesday | 19' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.04 |
| 2025-01-18 | Bristol City | Coventry City | 90+5' | Off target | From throw-in | Right foot | 0.05 |
| 2024-12-29 | Bristol City | Portsmouth | 89' | Off target | Open play | Header | 0.10 |
| 2024-12-14 | Bristol City | Queens Park Rangers | 51' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.06 |
| 2024-12-14 | Bristol City | Queens Park Rangers | 35' | Off target | Open play | Header | 0.11 |
| 2024-12-14 | Bristol City | Queens Park Rangers | 9' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.02 |
| 2024-12-07 | Bristol City | Portsmouth | 66' | Off target | Open play | Left foot | 0.03 |
| 2024-11-30 | Bristol City | Plymouth Argyle | 39' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.04 |
| 2024-11-26 | Bristol City | Watford | 3' | Saved | Open play | Left foot | 0.03 |
| 2024-11-23 | Bristol City | Burnley | 65' | Saved | Open play | Right foot | 0.30 |
| 2024-11-05 | Bristol City | Sheffield United | 89' | Off target | Open play | Header | 0.06 |
| 2024-11-05 | Bristol City | Sheffield United | 61' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.04 |
| 2024-11-05 | Bristol City | Sheffield United | 61' | Blocked | Counter-attack | Right foot | 0.04 |
| 2024-11-05 | Bristol City | Sheffield United | 42' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.02 |
| 2024-11-02 | Bristol City | Preston North End | 6' | Goal | Open play | Right foot | 0.55 |
| 2024-10-26 | Bristol City | Leeds United | 20' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.02 |
| 2024-10-19 | Bristol City | Middlesbrough | 45+2' | Goal | Open play | Left foot | 0.06 |
| 2024-10-19 | Bristol City | Middlesbrough | 25' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.01 |
| 2024-09-29 | Bristol City | Swansea City | 29' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.06 |
| 2024-09-29 | Bristol City | Swansea City | 16' | Blocked | Open play | Right foot | 0.04 |
| 2024-09-21 | Bristol City | Oxford United | 85' | Blocked | Open play | Left foot | 0.02 |
Career
Appearances, goals, assists and expected goals for every competition on record. Figures are the competition's own season totals, not sums of the shot map.
| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | xG | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | League Championship | Bristol City | 11 | 703 | 1 | 0 | 1.34 | 6.72 |
| 2026-27 | Cup League Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | — | 7.20 |
| 2025-26 | League Championship | Bristol City | 23 | 455 | 1 | 2 | 0.86 | 6.76 |
| 2025-26 | League Championship | Hull City | 7 | 269 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 6.79 |
| 2025-26 | Cup FA Cup | Hull City | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.60 |
| 2025-26 | Cup FA Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.60 |
| 2025-26 | Cup League Cup | Bristol City | 2 | 119 | 1 | 0 | — | 7.15 |
| 2024-25 | League Championship | Bristol City | 36 | 1,648 | 2 | 2 | 2.46 | 6.86 |
| 2024-25 | Cup FA Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.30 |
| 2024 | League J.League | Machida Zelvia | 18 | 1,565 | 2 | 6 | — | 7.28 |
| 2023-25 | National team World Cup Qualification, AFC | Japan | 2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — | 7.70 |
| 2023 | Cup Emperor Cup | Machida Zelvia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Rows marked with a rule share a season: this player changed club mid-season, and each club's figures are counted separately.
Yu Hirakawa historical transfers
- 2026-01-19Bristol City to Hull CityLoan
- 2025-07-01Machida Zelvia to Bristol CityTransfer
- 2024-07-09Machida Zelvia to Bristol CityLoan
- 2023-02-01Unknown to Machida ZelviaFree
- 2022-02-05Unknown to Machida ZelviaLoan
- 2021-09-21Unknown to Machida ZelviaLoan
Detailed statistics
Every figure the competition reported for this season. Fields the source did not measure are left out rather than shown as zero.
Attacking
- Shots
- 151.92 per 90
- Shots on target
- 70.90 per 90
- Shooting accuracy
- 47%
- Shots blocked
- 40.51 per 90
- Key passes
- 91.15 per 90
- Expected assists
- 0.690.09 per 90
- Chances created
- 10.13 per 90
- Big chances missed
- 50.64 per 90
- Expected goals on target
- 1.090.14 per 90
- Hit woodwork
- 10.13 per 90
- Offsides
- 30.38 per 90
Passing and possession
- Touches
- 28236.10 per 90
- Accurate passes
- 11314.47 per 90
- Pass accuracy
- 76%
- Accurate long balls
- 30.38 per 90
- Accurate crosses
- 60.77 per 90
- Cross accuracy
- 26%
- Successful dribbles
- 50.64 per 90
- Dribble success
- 33%
- Passes in the opposition half
- 8611.01 per 90
- Ball carries
- 8811.27 per 90
- Progressive carries
- 202.56 per 90
- Dispossessed
- 81.02 per 90
- Unsuccessful touches
- 162.05 per 90
- Possession lost
- 8911.39 per 90
Defending
- Tackles won
- 101.28 per 90
- Tackle success
- 77%
- Interceptions
- 30.38 per 90
- Clearances
- 70.90 per 90
- Blocks
- 10.13 per 90
- Ball recoveries
- 232.94 per 90
- Duels won
- 313.97 per 90
- Duel success
- 47%
- Aerial duels won
- 10.13 per 90
- Aerial success
- 13%
Discipline
- Fouls committed
- 81.02 per 90
- Was fouled
- 121.54 per 90
- Yellow cards
- 0
- Red cards
- 0
Detailed statistics
Every figure the competition reported for this season. Fields the source did not measure are left out rather than shown as zero.
Attacking
- Shots
- 101.24 per 90
- Shots on target
- 30.37 per 90
- Shooting accuracy
- 30%
- Shots blocked
- 50.62 per 90
- Key passes
- 91.12 per 90
- Expected assists
- 1.330.17 per 90
Passing and possession
- Touches
- 40049.72 per 90
- Accurate passes
- 13717.03 per 90
- Pass accuracy
- 78%
- Accurate long balls
- 60.75 per 90
- Accurate crosses
- 101.24 per 90
- Cross accuracy
- 32%
- Successful dribbles
- 101.24 per 90
- Dribble success
- 40%
- Dispossessed
- 91.12 per 90
- Possession lost
- 11614.42 per 90
Defending
- Tackles won
- 111.37 per 90
- Tackle success
- 34%
- Interceptions
- 60.75 per 90
- Clearances
- 161.99 per 90
- Ball recoveries
- 313.85 per 90
- Duels won
- 627.71 per 90
- Duel success
- 50%
- Aerial duels won
- 40.50 per 90
- Aerial success
- 24%
Discipline
- Fouls committed
- 80.99 per 90
- Was fouled
- 172.11 per 90
- Yellow cards
- 20.25 per 90
- Red cards
- 0
Detailed statistics
Every figure the competition reported for this season. Fields the source did not measure are left out rather than shown as zero.
Attacking
- Shots
- 81.58 per 90
- Shots on target
- 20.40 per 90
- Shooting accuracy
- 25%
- Shots blocked
- 40.79 per 90
- Key passes
- 40.79 per 90
- Expected assists
- 0.410.08 per 90
Passing and possession
- Touches
- 25450.24 per 90
- Accurate passes
- 9719.19 per 90
- Pass accuracy
- 84%
- Accurate long balls
- 20.40 per 90
- Accurate crosses
- 40.79 per 90
- Cross accuracy
- 27%
- Successful dribbles
- 61.19 per 90
- Dribble success
- 46%
- Dispossessed
- 71.38 per 90
- Possession lost
- 6212.26 per 90
Defending
- Tackles won
- 81.58 per 90
- Tackle success
- 40%
- Interceptions
- 40.79 per 90
- Clearances
- 101.98 per 90
- Ball recoveries
- 193.76 per 90
- Duels won
- 397.71 per 90
- Duel success
- 53%
- Aerial duels won
- 20.40 per 90
- Aerial success
- 22%
Discipline
- Fouls committed
- 50.99 per 90
- Was fouled
- 112.18 per 90
- Yellow cards
- 20.40 per 90
- Red cards
- 0
Detailed statistics
Every figure the competition reported for this season. Fields the source did not measure are left out rather than shown as zero.
Attacking
- Shots
- 20.67 per 90
- Shots on target
- 10.33 per 90
- Shooting accuracy
- 50%
- Shots blocked
- 10.33 per 90
- Key passes
- 51.67 per 90
- Expected assists
- 0.920.31 per 90
Passing and possession
- Touches
- 14648.85 per 90
- Accurate passes
- 4013.38 per 90
- Pass accuracy
- 66%
- Accurate long balls
- 41.34 per 90
- Accurate crosses
- 62.01 per 90
- Cross accuracy
- 38%
- Successful dribbles
- 41.34 per 90
- Dribble success
- 33%
- Dispossessed
- 20.67 per 90
- Possession lost
- 5418.07 per 90
Defending
- Tackles won
- 31.00 per 90
- Tackle success
- 25%
- Interceptions
- 20.67 per 90
- Clearances
- 62.01 per 90
- Ball recoveries
- 124.01 per 90
- Duels won
- 237.70 per 90
- Duel success
- 45%
- Aerial duels won
- 20.67 per 90
- Aerial success
- 25%
Discipline
- Fouls committed
- 31.00 per 90
- Was fouled
- 62.01 per 90
- Yellow cards
- 0
- Red cards
- 0
Detailed statistics
Every figure the competition reported for this season. Fields the source did not measure are left out rather than shown as zero.
Attacking
- Shots
- 291.58 per 90
- Shots on target
- 70.38 per 90
- Shooting accuracy
- 24%
- Shots blocked
- 140.76 per 90
- Key passes
- 241.31 per 90
- Expected assists
- 2.420.13 per 90
- Chances created
- 10.05 per 90
- Big chances missed
- 20.11 per 90
- Expected goals on target
- 3.170.17 per 90
- Hit woodwork
- 10.05 per 90
- Offsides
- 20.11 per 90
Passing and possession
- Touches
- 92450.46 per 90
- Accurate passes
- 44424.25 per 90
- Pass accuracy
- 85%
- Accurate long balls
- 80.44 per 90
- Accurate crosses
- 130.71 per 90
- Cross accuracy
- 15%
- Successful dribbles
- 261.42 per 90
- Dribble success
- 51%
- Passes in the opposition half
- 33918.51 per 90
- Dispossessed
- 211.15 per 90
- Unsuccessful touches
- 462.51 per 90
- Possession lost
- 24913.60 per 90
Defending
- Tackles won
- 211.15 per 90
- Tackle success
- 84%
- Interceptions
- 50.27 per 90
- Clearances
- 191.04 per 90
- Ball recoveries
- 703.82 per 90
- Duels won
- 995.41 per 90
- Duel success
- 54%
- Aerial duels won
- 80.44 per 90
- Aerial success
- 32%
Discipline
- Fouls committed
- 120.66 per 90
- Was fouled
- 402.18 per 90
- Yellow cards
- 0
- Red cards
- 0
Data updated