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Katsuya Iwatake

Squad depthYokohama FC · 30 yrsStarter

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKatsuya Iwatake
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth4 Jun 1996
BirthplaceOita
Height173 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubYokohama FC
Centre-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
900
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Yokohama FC.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

K. Iwatake is a 30-year-old central defender at Yokohama FC, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Iwatake.

On the season, Iwatake graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.7 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 13). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 30 Iwatake is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
22.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
12.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

11
Apps
3.7
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
9
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.3% 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 22.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions9
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.