based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mito Hollyhock.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.2 |
Scout report
K. Itakura is a 24-year-old central defender at Mito Hollyhock, rated 45.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 82nd of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (41.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Itakura.
Judged on this season alone, Itakura graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 0 clean sheets and 2.688 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 6).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 16th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 24 Itakura is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Mito Hollyhock finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 8 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 41.1% 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 45.4, Itakura carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 37 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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