ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kitakyushu.
Scout report
K. Sugiyama is a 28-year-old central defender at Kitakyushu, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 9% of J3 League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.5, ranking 142nd of 260 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (79.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sugiyama.
Judged on this season alone, Sugiyama graded 30 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 5 clean sheets and 2.705 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Sugiyama, 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 23, 27th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 28 Sugiyama is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Kitakyushu finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 17 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 22.5, Sugiyama carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League of 57, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Kitakyushu finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
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.
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