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PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age31
Date of birth2 May 1995
BirthplaceNikko
Height163 cm
ClubFujieda MYFC
Central midfielder
12
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
725
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fujieda MYFC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J2 League1210725

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

S. Kaneko is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Fujieda MYFC, rated 15.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 173rd of 200 on scout potential in the J2 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kaneko.

Judged on this season alone, Kaneko graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 75 of the 75 central midfielders in the J2 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 8 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 69th of 75 of the 75 central midfielders in the J2 League. At 31 Kaneko is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down
Current potential69th of 75 central midfielders · J2 League · 12 appsCurrent season32nd of 75 central midfielders · J2 League · 12 apps32nd-best central midfielder in the J2 League173rd in the J2 League · potential69th-highest potential central midfielder in the J2 League
15.6
Ratingi
69th of 75 central midfielders
4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
21.2%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Fujieda MYFC finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

0
Def. / 90
Tackles
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 21.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, 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 15.6, Kaneko carries the 69th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J2 League of 75 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.