based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
Scout report
N. Hayashi is a 28-year-old central defender at Tokyo Verdy, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hayashi.
Judged on this season alone, Hayashi graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 2 clean sheets and 2.353 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 20th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 28 Hayashi is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34.4, Hayashi carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 37 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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 J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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