ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kitakyushu.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Kitakyushu — J-League Cup: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 168 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Renofa Yamaguchi; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Sota Watanabe is a 24-year-old centre-forward at Renofa Yamaguchi, rated 28.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (46.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watanabe.
Judged on this season alone, Watanabe graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 48 of the 48 centre-forwards in the J3 League, on 4 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances (0.452 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Watanabe, 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 29, top 25% of the 48 centre-forwards in the J3 League. At 24 Watanabe is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Renofa Yamaguchi finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
4 goals in 18 appearances (0.22 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.7, Watanabe carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J3 League of 48 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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