based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Imabari.
Scout report
J. Kato is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Imabari, rated 15.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 181st of 226 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kato.
Judged on this season alone, Kato graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 70 of the 70 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Kato, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 59th of 70 of the 70 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 31 Kato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Imabari finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 15.5, Kato carries the 59th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 70 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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