based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kyoto Sanga.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 6.3 |
Scout report
R. Kato is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Kyoto Sanga, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kato.
On the season, Kato graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 1.769 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 26 Kato is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kato is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Kyoto Sanga finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 7 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 39.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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