Sho Inagaki

Inagaki's current-season form is level with last season (Season 44→44), while his Rating held around 23. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Nagoya Grampus · 13th	3	0	0	7.43	23	44
2026/27	Nagoya Grampus	15	2	0	7.32	—	—
2025/26	Nagoya Grampus · 16th	38	11	5	7.19	23	44
2024/25	Nagoya Grampus · 11th	36	6	2	7.05	27	54
2023/24	Nagoya Grampus · 6th	31	3	1	7.04	30	50

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	4	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

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. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23. 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.

On the season, Inagaki graded 68 for current form (age-blind), 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. 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.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

68.2

Seasoni

a strong, regular top-tier starter

100%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.34

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.34

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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

Rated 23 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %100%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.289

Assists / 900.132

Goal contribution / 900.421

Defensive actions / 904.342

Player flow

Goal involvements16

Cards / 900.079

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 34, Inagaki sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Inagaki's projected Rating — 23 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals11—

Passing

Assists5—

Defending

Tackles86—

Interceptions68—

Blocks11—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Nagoya GrampusJan 2020 – nowFree

Sanfrecce HiroshimaJan 2017 – Jan 2020

Ventforet Kofuuntil Jan 2017

About S. Inagaki

Sho Inagaki is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Nagoya Grampus, born on December 25, 1991 in Tokyo, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Japan. Nagoya Grampus currently sit 13th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Inagaki has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

S. Inagaki's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Nagoya Grampus face Fagiano Okayama at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Inagaki at 23 with a Season form score of 68.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the EAFF E-1 Football Championship and the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, S. Inagaki has totalled 381 club appearances with 49 goals and 12 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 38 appearances for Nagoya Grampus.

S. Inagaki's career has also included time at Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Ventforet Kofu.

On the international stage, S. Inagaki has represented Japan — 4 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.