based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Vegalta Sendai.
Scout report
S. Inoue is a 26-year-old central defender at Vegalta Sendai, rated 33.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 226 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Inoue.
Judged on this season alone, Inoue graded 12 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 75 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 5 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 12).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, top 23% of the 75 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 26 Inoue is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Vegalta Sendai finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.1% 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 33.7, Inoue carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 75 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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 centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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