ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Imabari.
Scout report
T. Kato is a 30-year-old central defender at Albirex Niigata, rated 24 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 146th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kato.
Judged on this season alone, Kato graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 73 of the 73 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 24, 58th of 73 of the 73 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 2.2 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24, Kato carries the 58th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — 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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