ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gainare Tottori.
Scout report
S. Maruyama is a 27-year-old central defender at Kitakyushu, rated 24.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (84.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maruyama.
Judged on this season alone, Maruyama graded 20 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 4 clean sheets and 1.946 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Maruyama, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 26th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 27 Maruyama is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Kitakyushu finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.95 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.9, Maruyama carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League of 57, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Kitakyushu finished 14th 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 (1.95 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 J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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