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Jelani Sumiyoshi

Project playerShimizu S-pulse · 28 yrsFringe player
39.2
±0%
Ratingi
38
±0%
Seasoni
10.4
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJelani Reshaun Sumiyoshi
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age28
Date of birth5 Oct 1997
BirthplaceNew Orleans
Height182 cm
Shirt number#51
ClubShimizu S-pulse
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Centre-back

Season stats

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3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
155
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League100256.3

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

J. Sumiyoshi is a 28-year-old central defender at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sumiyoshi.

On the season, Sumiyoshi graded 38 for current form (age-blind), on 10 clean sheets and 3.126 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 28 Sumiyoshi is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Sumiyoshi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
39.2
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
38
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
80.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

33
Apps
3.13
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
40
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions40
Blocks20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.