Domestic-league season · Imabari.
J. Kato is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Imabari, rated 19.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 728th of 874 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25% 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 207th of 241 of the 241 central midfielders in the J1 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 20, 211th of 241 of the 241 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 31 Kato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances.
With a Rating of 19.7, Kato carries the 211th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 241 — 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.
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 (~15), then tapers with age. At 31, Kato sits on 6.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kato's projected Rating — 19.7 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.
