Sho Sasaki

Sasaki's current-season form is level with last season (Season 51→51), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 64).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 4th	3	0	0	7.37	22	51
2026/27	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	16	0	0	7.02	—	—
2025/26	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 4th	37	1	0	7.28	22	51
2024/25	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 2nd	36	3	2	7.2	22	41
2023/24	Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd	31	0	0	7.21	24	64

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	15	3

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Sasaki is a 36-year-old central defender at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 51. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (94.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sasaki.

On the season, Sasaki graded 51 for current form (age-blind), on 14 clean sheets and 3.2 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 51 → 51). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 36 Sasaki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23

21.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

50.6

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

94.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.2

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.2

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 14 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 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 %94.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.028

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.028

Defensive actions / 903.2

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.111

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 36, Sasaki sits on 3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sasaki's projected Rating — 21.8 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 centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles62

Interceptions42

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

Sanfrecce HiroshimaJan 2015 – now

Ventforet Kofuuntil Jan 2015

About S. Sasaki

Sho Sasaki is a 36-year-old centre-back who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, born on October 2, 1989 in Zama, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Japan. Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit 4th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Sasaki has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes.

S. Sasaki's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Sanfrecce Hiroshima face Gamba Osaka away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Sasaki at 21.8 with a Season form score of 50.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 11 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, S. Sasaki has totalled 414 club appearances with 23 goals and 7 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 37 appearances for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

S. Sasaki's career has also included time at Ventforet Kofu.

On the international stage, S. Sasaki has represented Japan — 15 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.