ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kitakyushu.
Also this season
On loan at Kitakyushu — J-League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Montedio Yamagata; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
K. Sakamoto is a 23-year-old central defender at Montedio Yamagata, rated 26.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakamoto.
Judged on this season alone, Sakamoto graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 54th of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 2 clean sheets and 1.258 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 5).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 43rd of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 23 Sakamoto is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Montedio Yamagata finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 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 37.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.26 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.9, Sakamoto carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.26 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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