based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Omiya Ardija.
Scout report
K. Sugimoto is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Omiya Ardija, rated 11.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 206th of 226 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sugimoto.
Judged on this season alone, Sugimoto graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 40 of the 40 centre-forwards in the J2 League, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances (0.176 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 37th of 40 of the 40 centre-forwards in the J2 League. At 33 Sugimoto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Omiya Ardija finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side
2 goals in 12 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 29.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 33, 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 11.1, Sugimoto carries the 37th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J2 League of 40 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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