Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oita Trinita.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J2 League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1168 | — |
Scout report
K. Sakakibara is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Oita Trinita, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 50th of 200 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakakibara.
Judged on this season alone, Sakakibara graded 5 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 75 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 5). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 28% of the 75 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 25 Sakakibara is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Oita Trinita finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34.4, Sakakibara carries the 21st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 75 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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