Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 35 | 3 | 1 | 3079 | 7.19 |
 J-League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 226 | — |
Taniguchi's current-season form is up 78% on last season (Season 32→57), while his Rating eased 54→48. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tokyo Verdy · 17th | 35 | 3 | 1 | 7.19 | 48 | 57 |
| 2024/25 | Tokyo Verdy · 6th | 29 | 5 | 0 | 7.18 | 54 | 32 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Taniguchi is a 26-year-old central defender at Tokyo Verdy, rated 48 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 106th of 874 in the J3 League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (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 — a standout campaign that ranks top 1% of the 204 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 15 clean sheets and 3.157 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 32 → 57).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 9% of the 204 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 26 Taniguchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 36.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Taniguchi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
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.
With a Rating of 48, Taniguchi carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League (top 9%), 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.
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 (~37), then tapers with age. At 26, Taniguchi sits on 36.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Taniguchi's projected Rating — 48 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
