based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
Scout report
S. Inagaki is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, enjoying a standout season — 11 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 68, top 38% of J1 League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23, ranking 95th of 113 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Inagaki.
Judged on this season alone, Inagaki graded 68 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 8 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 11 goals, 5 assists and 4.342 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 44). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 6th of 8 of the 8 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 34 Inagaki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 38 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 11 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.42 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 34, 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 23, Inagaki carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 8, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.34 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 defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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