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Kazuya Sunamori

Experienced headParceiro Nagano · 35 yrsStarter

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameKazuya Sunamori
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age35
Date of birth2 Sept 1990
BirthplaceChiba
Height171 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubParceiro Nagano
Centre-back
14
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1189
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Parceiro Nagano.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Sunamori is a 35-year-old central defender at Parceiro Nagano, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 8, top 61% of J3 League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 6.4, ranking 252nd of 267 in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (34.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sunamori.

Judged on this season alone, Sunamori graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 61 of the 61 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 3 clean sheets and 1.741 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Sunamori, 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 6, 57th of 61 of the 61 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 35 Sunamori is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

6.4
Ratingi
57th of 61 centre-backs
7.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.8%
Minutes
limited game time
1.74
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Parceiro Nagano finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

14
Apps
1.74
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
21
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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 34.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, 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 6.4, Sunamori carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League of 61 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles1
Interceptions21
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.