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Taiki Kato

Experienced headKanazawa · 33 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTaiki Kato
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age33
Date of birth14 Mar 1993
BirthplaceNara
Height170 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubKanazawa
Attacking midfielder
13
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
610
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kanazawa.

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

T. Kato is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder at Kanazawa, rated 7.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 249th of 267 on scout potential in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kato.

Judged on this season alone, Kato graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 13 of the 13 attacking midfielders in the J3 League, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 13 appearances (0.443 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Kato, 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 7, 13th of 13 of the 13 attacking midfielders in the J3 League. At 33 Kato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.

7.2
Ratingi
13th of 13 attacking midfielders
7.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
17.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.44
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Kanazawa finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

13
Apps
2
Goals
1
Assists
3
G+A
0.15
Goals / app

2 goals in 13 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 17.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 7.2, Kato carries the 13th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J3 League of 13 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions11
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.