Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2112 | 6.78 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | — |
Sato's current-season form is up 16% on last season (Season 25→29), while his Rating eased 49→47. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Kyoto Sanga · 3rd | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 47 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Kyoto Sanga · 14th | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 49 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | Kyoto Sanga · 13th | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 49 | 25 |
| 2022/23 | Kyoto Sanga · 16th | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 43 | 4 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Sato is a 26-year-old full-back at Kyoto Sanga, rated 47.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 133rd of 874 in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (61.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sato.
Judged on this season alone, Sato graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 79 full-backs in the J1 League, on 6 clean sheets and 4.134 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 29). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 25% of the 79 full-backs in the J1 League. At 26 Sato is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.9 reflects that trajectory.
Sato is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
With a Rating of 47.3, Sato carries the 19th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League (top 25%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~36), then tapers with age. At 26, Sato sits on 35.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sato's projected Rating — 47.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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