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Wataru Iwashita

Project playerIwaki · 27 yrsStarterNew signing

Profile

Full nameWataru Iwashita
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age27
Date of birth1 Apr 1999
BirthplaceKumamoto
Height177 cm
ClubIwaki
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Centre-back

Season stats

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14
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1260
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Roasso Kumamoto.

Also this season

On loan at Roasso Kumamoto — J-League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Iwaki; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

W. Iwashita is a 27-year-old central defender at Iwaki, rated 32.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (73.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Iwashita.

Judged on this season alone, Iwashita graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 3 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 6). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 30th of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 27 Iwashita is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential30th of 73 centre-backs · J2 League · 14 appsCurrent season49th of 73 centre-backs · J2 League · 14 apps49th-best centre-back in the J2 League78th in the J2 League · potential30th-highest potential centre-back in the J2 League
32.9
Ratingi
30th of 73 centre-backs
11.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Iwaki finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

14
Apps
0
Def. / 90
—
Tackles
—
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.7% 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 32.9, Iwashita carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.