based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.5 |
Scout report
João Pedro is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Kyoto Sanga, rated 38.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 156 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pedro.
Judged on this season alone, Pedro graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 12 of the 12 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 5.524 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 17% of the 12 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 27 Pedro is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.
Pedro is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
5.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.8, Pedro carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League (top 17%). Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.52 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 defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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