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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cerezo Osaka.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Cerezo Osaka's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences (jumpers knee). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 6.79 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | — |
Scout report
K. Noborizato is a 35-year-old central defender at Cerezo Osaka, rated 11.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 357th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.8 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Noborizato.
Judged on this season alone, Noborizato graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 1 clean sheet and 2.8 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 61st of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 35 Noborizato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Noborizato missed 6 games through injury (jumpers knee) out of roughly 38 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side
2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, 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, Noborizato carries the 61st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 64 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.8 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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