Domestic-league season · KVC Westerlo.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3021 | 6.64 |
Following his move to KVC Westerlo, Sakamoto's current-season form is down 9% on last season (Season 35→32), while his Rating climbed 59→63. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | KVC Westerlo · 3rd | 38 | 6 | 4 | 6.64 | 63 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | Gamba Osaka · 4th | 37 | 10 | 1 | 6.88 | 59 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | Gamba Osaka · 15th | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.66 | 47 | 4 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
I. Sakamoto is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at KVC Westerlo, rated 63.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 310 in the Jupiler Pro League and 530th of 2913 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (83.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakamoto.
Judged on this season alone, Sakamoto graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 44 attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 6 goals and 4 assists in 38 appearances (0.298 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 32). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 10% of the 44 attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 22 Sakamoto is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
6 goals in 38 appearances (0.16 per game) for a mid-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.26 per appearance).
With a Rating of 63.4, Sakamoto carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League (top 10%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 22, Sakamoto sits on 19.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Sakamoto's projected Rating — 63.4 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.
