Takahiro Sekine

Sekine's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→26), while his Rating eased 32→25. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Urawa	15	1	0	6.67	—	—
2025/26	Urawa · 7th	34	1	3	6.81	24	23
2024/25	Urawa · 13th	21	2	2	6.85	32	24
2023/24	Urawa · 4th	32	3	2	6.7	40	30
2022/23	Urawa · 9th	30	1	1	6.54	40	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

T. Sekine is a 31-year-old full-back at Sydney, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 70% of A-League full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25, ranking 5th of 143 in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (46.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sekine.

Judged on this season alone, Sekine graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 27 of the 27 full-backs in the A-League, on 6 clean sheets and 3.343 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, top 4% of the 27 full-backs in the A-League. At 31 Sekine is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potentialTop 4% full-backs · A-League Current season19th of 27 full-backs · A-League 19th-best full-back in the A-League 5th in the A-League · potential 1st-highest potential full-back in the A-League

Ratingi

1st of 27 full-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.34

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sydney finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.34

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, 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 25, Sekine carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the A-League (top 4%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.6%

Available fixtures34 of 30

Goals / 900.063

Assists / 900.189

Goal contribution / 900.252

Defensive actions / 903.343

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %35.7

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.063

Foul involvement / 901.703

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 31, Sekine sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sekine's projected Rating — 25 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target5

Shots14

Passing

Assists3

Chances created15—

Passes628—

Possession

Successful dribbles20

Dribble success50%

Duels won86—

Duels won %50.6%—

Fouls won12

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions14

Blocks6

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.2M total transfer fees · 4 moves

SydneyJul 2026 – now

UrawaJul 2019 – Jul 2026

St. Truiden(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

FC Ingolstadt 04Aug 2017 – Jul 2018€ 1.2M

Urawauntil Aug 2017

About T. Sekine

Takahiro Sekine is a 31-year-old full-back who plays for Sydney, born on April 19, 1995 in Tsurugashima, standing 167 cm tall. He is from Japan. Sydney currently sit 5th of 12 in the A-League.

This season

In the current season, T. Sekine has made 34 appearances with 1 goal and 3 assists across 1,427 minutes, averaging a 6.88 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the J1 League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When T. Sekine plays, Sydney's record this season is 13W-10D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.69 at home against 6.85 on the road.

Recent matches

November 9, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Sanfrecce Hiroshima (61 minutes, 6.5 rating)
October 25, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Machida Zelvia (67 minutes, 6.2 rating)
October 18, 2025: 0-4 loss away at Yokohama F. Marinos (25 minutes, 6.7 rating)
October 4, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Vissel Kobe (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)
September 27, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Tokyo Verdy (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 23, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Shimizu S-pulse (63 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 20, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Kashima (18 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 13, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Gamba Osaka (71 minutes, 7.6 rating)
August 31, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Albirex Niigata (10 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 22, 2025: 2-4 loss away at Kashiwa Reysol (57 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Sekine at 25 with a Season form score of 26, ranking 5th of 143 full-backs in the A-League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the AFC Champions League Elite and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, T. Sekine has totalled 325 club appearances with 27 goals and 20 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 36 appearances for Urawa.

T. Sekine's career has also included time at Urawa, St. Truiden and FC Ingolstadt 04.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sydney finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points