Domestic-league season · Azul Claro Numazu.
T. Sugai is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at Azul Claro Numazu, rated 9.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 853rd of 874 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (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 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the J1 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 10, 56th of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 34 Sugai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.
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.
With a Rating of 9.9, Sugai carries the 56th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 56 — 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.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 34, Sugai sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sugai's projected Rating — 9.9 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.
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