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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kashima.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Kashima's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (torn knee ligament). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1190 | 7.03 |
Scout report
I. Sekigawa is a 25-year-old central defender at Kashima, rated 47.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 379 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sekigawa.
Judged on this season alone, Sekigawa graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 6 clean sheets and 2.95 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 16% of the 76 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 25 Sekigawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 13 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sekigawa missed 4 games through injury (torn knee ligament) out of roughly 38 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Kashima finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.4, Sekigawa carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 76 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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