ratings updated 13 Oct 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 17.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (44.8% 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 47th of 62 of the 62 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 17, 53rd of 62 of the 62 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 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Imabari finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- 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 17.4, Kato carries the 53rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 62 — 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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