based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Matsumoto Yamaga.
Scout report
Daiki Higuchi is a 24-year-old full-back at Matsumoto Yamaga, rated 25.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 267 on scout potential in the J3 League. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.8% 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 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 21 of the 21 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 25, top 34% of the 21 full-backs in the J3 League. At 24 Higuchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.2 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.8% 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 25.3, Higuchi carries the 7th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J3 League (top 34%), 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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