D. Watari

Following his move to Tokushima Vortis, Watari's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 4→0), while his Rating eased 26→10. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 9).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Tokushima Vortis · 4th	13	0	—	10	0
2024/25	Tokushima Vortis	34	8	—	—	—
2023/24	Tokushima Vortis	32	1	—	—	—
2022/23	Avispa Fukuoka · 14th	11	1	6.52	26	4
2021/22	Avispa Fukuoka · 8th	26	2	6.57	34	8

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

D. Watari is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Tokushima Vortis, rated 10.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 179th of 196 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watari.

Judged on this season alone, Watari graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 31 of the 31 centre-forwards in the J2 League, on 0 goals and 0 assists in 13 appearances (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 4 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10, 28th of 31 of the 31 centre-forwards in the J2 League. At 33 Watari is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistent

Current potential28th of 31 centre-forwards · J2 League · 13 apps Current season30th of 31 centre-forwards · J2 League · 13 apps30th-best centre-forward in the J2 League179th in the J2 League · potential28th-highest potential centre-forward in the J2 League

10.1

Ratingi

28th of 31 centre-forwards

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.8%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Tokushima Vortis finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 13 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.1, Watari carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J2 League of 31 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.8%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.11

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 33, Watari sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Watari's projected Rating — 10.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Tokushima Vortis2022/23 – now

Avispa Fukuoka2020/21 – 2022/23Free

Oita Trinita2019/20 – 2020/21

Sanfrecce Hiroshima2017/18 – 2019/20Free

Tokushima Vortis2015/16 – 2017/18

Kitakyushuuntil 2015/16

About D. Watari

D. Watari is a 33-year-old centre-forward who plays for Tokushima Vortis, born on June 25, 1993 in Hiroshima, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Japan. Tokushima Vortis currently sit 4th of 20 in the J2 League.

This season

In the current season, D. Watari has made 13 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 819 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Watari at 10.1 with a Season form score of 0, ranking 179th of 196 centre-forwards in the J2 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, D. Watari has totalled 392 club appearances with 77 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 42 appearances for Tokushima Vortis.

D. Watari's career has also included time at Avispa Fukuoka, Oita Trinita, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kitakyushu.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Tokushima Vortis finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Watch points