Domestic-league season · Cerezo Osaka.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 732 | 6.55 |
 J-League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | — |
Sakata's current-season form is up 167% on last season (Season 3→8), while his Rating held around 47. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cerezo Osaka · 10th | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6.55 | 47 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Cerezo Osaka · 10th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 46 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Cerezo Osaka · 9th | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 45 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Sakata is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Cerezo Osaka, rated 47.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 124th of 874 in the J3 League and 1351st of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakata.
Judged on this season alone, Sakata graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 145th of 241 of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.213 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 8). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 13% of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 22 Sakata is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 34.2 reflects that trajectory.
Sakata is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 22 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 47.4, Sakata carries the 31st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League of 241 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~36), then tapers with age. At 22, Sakata sits on 34.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Sakata's projected Rating — 47.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
