Takuya Sugai
based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Azul Claro Numazu.
Scout report
T. Sugai is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Azul Claro Numazu, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 9, top 100% of J3 League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.5, ranking 263rd of 267 in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (22% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sugai.
Judged on this season alone, Sugai graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 6th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the J3 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.523 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Sugai, 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 6, 6th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the J3 League. At 35 Sugai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Azul Claro Numazu finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, 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 5.5, Sugai carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J3 League of 6 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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