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ratings updated 13 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameTakaya Inui
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth12 May 1996
Height187 cm
Shirt number#33
ClubTochigi City
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
752
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tochigi City.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the J2 League: on the pitch for 93% of Tochigi City's available minutes this season, up from 22% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthCentral defender

T. Inui is a 30-year-old central defender at Tochigi City, rated 20.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 180th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (44% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Inui.

Judged on this season alone, Inui graded 19 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 3 clean sheets and 2.513 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Inui, 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 21, 65th of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 30 Inui is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

20.5
Ratingi
65th of 73 centre-backs
19.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.51
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Tochigi City finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
2.51
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
14
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44% 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 20.5, Inui carries the 65th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.51 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Successful dribbles11

Defending

Tackles3
Interceptions14
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.