Domestic-league season · FC Tokyo.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 765 | 6.78 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | — |
Nozawa's current-season form is up 150% on last season (Season 4→10), while his Rating held around 49. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
L. Nozawa is a 22-year-old central midfielder at FC Tokyo, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 50th of 377 in the J1 League and 1203rd of 2918 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nozawa.
Judged on this season alone, Nozawa graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 65 of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.529 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 10). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 13% of the 65 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 22 Nozawa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.8 reflects that trajectory.
Nozawa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
1.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 49.3, Nozawa carries the 8th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 65 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 22, Nozawa sits on 12.8, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Nozawa's projected Rating — 49.3 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
