based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · JEF United Chiba.
Scout report
T. Kawano is a 30-year-old central defender at JEF United Chiba, rated 24.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 182nd of 193 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kawano.
Judged on this season alone, Kawano graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 1 clean sheet and 3.767 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 12).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 33rd of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 30 Kawano is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · JEF United Chiba finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.7% 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 24.1, Kawano carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 37 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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