Field Insider
39.6
Ratingi
0
Seasoni
11.4
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMaaya Sako
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age23
Date of birth2 Dec 2002
BirthplaceTokyo
Height193 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubTokyo Verdy
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Centre-back

Season stats

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3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
225
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 28% of Tokyo Verdy's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the J1 League this season.

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Sako is a 23-year-old central defender at Tokyo Verdy, rated 41.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sako.

On the season, Sako graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.4 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Sako, 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 42. At 23 Sako is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.4 reflects that trajectory.

41.8
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
6.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.2%
Minutes
limited game time
2.4
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3
Apps
2.4
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 3 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 13.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.4 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.