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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Yokohama F. Marinos.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2056 | 6.86 |
Scout report
R. Kato is a 26-year-old full-back at Yokohama F. Marinos, rated 44 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 85th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kato.
Judged on this season alone, Kato graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 54 of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League, on 7 clean sheets and 2.583 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 24).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 30% of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League. At 26 Kato is in his prime years, and a market index of 12 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kato is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 60.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44, Kato carries the 16th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League (top 30%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 full-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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