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Taiga Son

Squad depthImabari · 27 yrsStarter

ratings updated 13 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameTaiga Son
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age27
Date of birth13 Jun 1999
BirthplaceTokyo
Height187 cm
ClubImabari
Centre-back
10
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
815
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ventforet Kofu.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

T. Son is a 27-year-old central defender at Imabari, rated 32.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 71st of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Son.

Judged on this season alone, Son graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 4 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Son, 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 33, top 37% of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 27 Son is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

32.6
Ratingi
27th of 73 centre-backs
20.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Imabari finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

10
Apps
0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.7% 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 32.6, Son carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.