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Naoki Sanda

Experienced headParceiro Nagano · 34 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNaoki Sanda
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age34
Date of birth16 Aug 1992
Height165 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubParceiro Nagano
Central midfielder
18
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1071
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Parceiro Nagano.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

N. Sanda is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Parceiro Nagano, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 10, top 43% of J3 League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 6.1, ranking 256th of 267 in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanda.

Judged on this season alone, Sanda graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.261 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Sanda, 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 6, 93rd of 96 of the 96 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 34 Sanda is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

6.1
Ratingi
93rd of 96 central midfielders
9.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.3%
Minutes
limited game time
1.26
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Parceiro Nagano finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

18
Apps
1.26
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
10
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 6.1, Sanda carries the 93rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League of 96, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Parceiro Nagano finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions10
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.