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 18% of J1 League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23, ranking 129th of 152 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 strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 11 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, 9th of 11 of the 11 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.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 11, 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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