Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Urawa.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Urawa's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (knee surgery). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 6.76 |
Scout report
K. Shibato is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Urawa, rated 21.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 7.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shibato.
On the season, Shibato graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 7.037 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 30 Shibato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Shibato missed 6 games through injury (knee surgery) out of roughly 38 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Urawa finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side
7.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 7.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 8.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 21.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (7.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
