Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Sakamoto's current-season form is level with last season (Season 29→29), while his Rating held around 48. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Coventry · 20th	1	0	0	3.35	48	29
2025/26	Coventry · 1st	35	7	3	7.09	48	29
2024/25	Coventry · 5th	44	4	6	6.9	60	38
2023/24	Coventry · 9th	29	7	2	7.09	58	25
2022/23	Oostende · 2nd	30	0	6	7.05	58	44

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

T. Sakamoto is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Coventry, rated 48.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (60.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sakamoto.

On the season, Sakamoto graded 37 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals, 3 assists and 1.696 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 29 Sakamoto is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

48.7

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

37.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

60.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

1.7

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Coventry finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

1.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 7 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.7 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

Rated 48.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.253

Assists / 900.108

Goal contribution / 900.361

Defensive actions / 901.696

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900.144

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 (~74), then tapers with age. At 29, Sakamoto sits on 15.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sakamoto's projected Rating — 48.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

CoventryJul 2023 – now

OOostendeuntil Jul 2023

Cerezo Osaka(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

OOostendeJul 2022 – Jul 2022

OOostende(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Cerezo OsakaJan 2020 – Jan 2022Free

Montedio Yamagatauntil Jan 2020

About T. Sakamoto

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Coventry, born on October 22, 1996 in Tokyo, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Japan. Coventry currently sit 20th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, T. Sakamoto has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 31 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Hull City (37 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 25, 2026: 4-2 win away at Plymouth (95 minutes, 6.3 rating)

T. Sakamoto's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Coventry face Nottingham Forest away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Sakamoto at 48.7 with a Season form score of 37.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, T. Sakamoto has totalled 261 club appearances with 33 goals and 31 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 44 appearances for Montedio Yamagata.

T. Sakamoto's career has also included time at OOostende, Cerezo Osaka and Montedio Yamagata.

On the international stage, T. Sakamoto has represented Japan — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.