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Full nameShuhei Tokumoto
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth12 Sept 1995
BirthplaceItoman
Height171 cm
Shirt number#55
ClubNagoya Grampus
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
24
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1514
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League242015146.8
J-League Cup10065

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

S. Tokumoto is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, rated 26.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 256th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tokumoto.

Judged on this season alone, Tokumoto graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 49 of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 1.486 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 15). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 36th of 49 of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 30 Tokumoto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential36th of 49 defensive midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent season37th of 49 defensive midfielders · J1 League37th-best defensive midfielder in the J1 League256th in the J1 League · potential36th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the J1 League
26.6
Ratingi
36th of 49 defensive midfielders
15.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.49
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

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

1.49
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
9
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

1.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.49 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.6, Tokumoto carries the 36th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 49, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

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