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D. Fukazawa

Squad depthTokyo Verdy · 27 yrsTransferred to Avispa Fukuoka

Profile

Full nameDaiki Fukazawa
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age27
Date of birth21 Aug 1998
BirthplaceTokyo
Height174 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubTokyo Verdy
Centre-backalso played MID
22
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1900
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League221019006.97
J-League Cup10090

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

D. Fukazawa is a 27-year-old central defender at Tokyo Verdy, rated 39.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 142nd of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (55.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fukazawa.

Judged on this season alone, Fukazawa graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 9 clean sheets and 3.221 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 34).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 35% of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 27 Fukazawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Fukazawa is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 35% centre-backs · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 24% centre-backs · J1 League15th-best centre-back in the J1 League142nd in the J1 League · potential22nd-highest potential centre-back in the J1 League
39.1
Ratingi
22nd of 64 centre-backs
34.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
55.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.22
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.22
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
26
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.1, Fukazawa carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League (top 35%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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