Field Insider
31.9
26.5%
Ratingi
8.4
2700%
Seasoni
5.7
Valuei

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age26
Date of birth16 Sept 1999
Height171 cm
ClubRenofa Yamaguchi
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Centre-back

Season stats

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15
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1350
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Renofa Yamaguchi.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J2 League15001350—

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Okaniwa is a 26-year-old central defender at Renofa Yamaguchi, rated 31.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 200 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Okaniwa.

Judged on this season alone, Okaniwa graded 8 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 70 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 4 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 40% of the 70 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 26 Okaniwa is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 40% centre-backs · J2 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 35% centre-backs · J2 League24th-best centre-back in the J2 League78th in the J2 League · potential28th-highest potential centre-back in the J2 League
31.9
Ratingi
28th of 70 centre-backs
8.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
39.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Renofa Yamaguchi finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 39.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.9, Okaniwa carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League (top 40%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Renofa Yamaguchi finished 19th 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 (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.