Masato Morishige

Morishige's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	FC Tokyo · 11th	2	0	7.2	10	23
2026/27	FC Tokyo	3	0	6.47	—	—
2025/26	FC Tokyo · 11th	23	1	7.07	10	23
2024/25	FC Tokyo · 7th	23	0	6.81	10	19
2023/24	FC Tokyo · 11th	30	0	6.76	18	32

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	41	2
Japan U23	3	0
Japan U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Morishige is a 39-year-old central defender at FC Tokyo, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 23. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (53.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Morishige.

On the season, Morishige graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 2.982 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 39 Morishige is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

10.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

22.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.98

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Tokyo finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.98

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.049

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.049

Defensive actions / 902.982

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.098

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 39, Morishige sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Morishige's projected Rating — 10.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions23

Blocks20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.8M total transfer fees · 1 moves

FC TokyoMar 2010 – now€ 750K

Oita Trinitauntil Mar 2010

About M. Morishige

Masato Morishige is a 39-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Tokyo, born on May 21, 1987 in Hiroshima, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Japan. FC Tokyo currently sit 11th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, M. Morishige has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 101 minutes.

M. Morishige's next match is on August 29, 2026, when FC Tokyo face V-varen Nagasaki away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Morishige at 10.3 with a Season form score of 22.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the J-League Cup and the EAFF E-1 Football Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, M. Morishige has totalled 506 club appearances with 38 goals and 4 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 37 appearances for FC Tokyo.

M. Morishige's career has also included time at Oita Trinita.

On the international stage, M. Morishige has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U20 — 47 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.