based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Imabari.
Scout report
T. Kato is a 30-year-old central defender at Imabari, rated 19.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 157th of 226 on scout potential in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kato.
Judged on this season alone, Kato graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 3 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Kato, 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 20, 60th of 75 of the 75 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 30 Kato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Imabari finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.2% 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 19.9, Kato carries the 60th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 75 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 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.
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Transfer news
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