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Sho Araki

Experienced headVentforet Kofu · 31 yrsStarter

ratings updated 13 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameSho Araki
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age31
Date of birth25 Aug 1995
BirthplaceSagamihara
Height166 cm
ClubVentforet Kofu
Central midfielder
13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1014
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ventforet Kofu.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

S. Araki is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Ventforet Kofu, rated 18.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 152nd of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (59.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Araki.

Judged on this season alone, Araki graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Araki, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 46th of 62 of the 62 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 31 Araki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

18.9
Ratingi
46th of 62 central midfielders
8.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Ventforet Kofu finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

13
Apps
0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 31, 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 18.9, Araki carries the 46th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 62 — 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). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.