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Shuhei Mizoguchi

Squad depthTokyo Verdy · 22 yrsRotationLoan signing

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameShuhei Mizoguchi
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age22
Date of birth13 Feb 2004
Height174 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubTokyo Verdy
Central midfielder
8
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
634
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League110807.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

S. Mizoguchi is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Tokyo Verdy, rated 48.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 54th of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League and 842nd of 1748 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mizoguchi.

Judged on this season alone, Mizoguchi graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.413 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 20). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 32% of the 41 central midfielders in the J1 League. At 22 Mizoguchi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 12.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Mizoguchi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2027/28Trending upBreakout: 2027/28
48.9
Ratingi
13th of 41 central midfielders
19.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.41
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tokyo Verdy finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

8
Apps
2.41
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.9, Mizoguchi carries the 13th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J1 League of 41 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots4

Passing

Assists1
Chances created9
Passes177
Pass accuracy64%

Possession

Successful dribbles6
Dribble success50%
Duels won34
Duels won %49.3%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions2
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.