ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Matsumoto Yamaga.
Scout report
Daiki Higuchi is a 25-year-old full-back at Matsumoto Yamaga, rated 27.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Higuchi.
Judged on this season alone, Higuchi graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the J3 League, on 4 clean sheets and 1.436 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Higuchi, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, top 27% of the 19 full-backs in the J3 League. At 25 Higuchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Matsumoto Yamaga finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.44 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.1, Higuchi carries the 5th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J3 League (top 27%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Matsumoto Yamaga finished 15th 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 light defensive volume (1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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