Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3234 | 7.28 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 7.32 |
Sasaki's current-season form is up 24% on last season (Season 41→51), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 64).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2022/23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd | 34 | 3 | 2 | 7.16 | 29 | 57 |
| 2021/22 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 11th | 30 | 2 | 0 | 7.03 | 27 | 38 |
| 2020/21 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 8th | 32 | 1 | 2 | 7.22 | 34 | 59 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Sasaki is a 36-year-old full-back at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 21.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 702nd of 874 in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (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.
Judged on this season alone, Sasaki graded 51 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 79 full-backs in the J3 League, on 14 clean sheets and 3.2 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 41 → 51). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 66th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the J3 League. At 36 Sasaki is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
With a Rating of 21.8, Sasaki carries the 66th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J3 League of 79. 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.
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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 36, Sasaki sits on 5, 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
