based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kawasaki Frontale.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Tokyo Verdy — J-League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 226 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Kawasaki Frontale; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Scout report
H. Taniguchi is a 27-year-old central defender at Tokyo Verdy, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 57, top 7% of J1 League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 44.1, ranking 8th of 152 in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (90% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taniguchi.
Judged on this season alone, Taniguchi graded 57 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 29 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 15 clean sheets and 3.157 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 57 → 57). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 4% of the 29 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 27 Taniguchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Taniguchi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 15 clean sheets across 35 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 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 90% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.1, Taniguchi carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League (top 4%), 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 (3.16 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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