ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vegalta Sendai.
Scout report
M. Sugata is a 29-year-old central defender at Vegalta Sendai, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 121st of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sugata.
Judged on this season alone, Sugata graded 24 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 5 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 24).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 45th of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 29 Sugata is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Vegalta Sendai finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.9, Sugata carries the 45th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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 J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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