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Ryo Okui

Experienced headTochigi City · 36 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameRyo Okui
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age36
Date of birth7 Mar 1990
BirthplaceToyonaka
Height169 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubTochigi City
Centre-back
14
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1239
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tochigi City.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

R. Okui is a 36-year-old central defender at Tochigi City, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 15% of J2 League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.7, ranking 208th of 215 in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (72.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Okui.

Judged on this season alone, Okui graded 31 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 5 clean sheets and 2.179 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 31). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 72nd of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 36 Okui is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Okui is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
13.7
Ratingi
72nd of 73 centre-backs
30.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
72.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.18
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tochigi City finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

14
Apps
2.18
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
17
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 14 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 36, 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 13.7, Okui carries the 72nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.18 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 centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots13

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles11

Defending

Tackles6
Interceptions17
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.