based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Scout report
D. Suga is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 35.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Suga.
On the season, Suga graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.45 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 28 Suga is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side
2.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 35.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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