based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cerezo Osaka.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7.6 |
Scout report
R. Inoue is a 29-year-old central defender at Cerezo Osaka, rated 27.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 113 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Inoue.
Judged on this season alone, Inoue graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 21 of the 21 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 1 clean sheet and 3.68 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 15th of 21 of the 21 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 29 Inoue is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side
3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.6% 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 27.2, Inoue carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 21 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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