based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · V-varen Nagasaki.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Cerezo Osaka — J-League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at V-varen Nagasaki; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.9 |
Scout report
R. Shindo is a 30-year-old central defender at V-varen Nagasaki, rated 24.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shindo.
Judged on this season alone, Shindo graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 1 clean sheet and 2.466 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 29th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 30 Shindo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · V-varen Nagasaki finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.4% 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 24.7, Shindo carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 37 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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