Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2368 | 7.16 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 219 | — |
Following his move to Nagoya Grampus, Sato's current-season form is up 79% on last season (Season 14→25), while his Rating eased 44→42. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 26).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nagoya Grampus · 16th | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7.16 | 42 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | Urawa · 13th | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6.88 | 44 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Gamba Osaka · 16th | 27 | 0 | 2 | 6.78 | 48 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Gamba Osaka · 15th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Gamba Osaka · 13th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 45 | 8 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Y. Sato is a 27-year-old full-back at Nagoya Grampus, rated 42.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 283rd of 874 in the J3 League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (69.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sato.
Judged on this season alone, Sato graded 25 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 79 full-backs in the J3 League, on 6 clean sheets and 3.269 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 25). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 34th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the J3 League. At 27 Sato is in his prime years, and a market index of 32.2 reflects that trajectory.
Sato is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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 5 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 42.4, Sato carries the 34th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J3 League of 79, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.27 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.
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 (~32), then tapers with age. At 27, Sato sits on 32.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sato's projected Rating — 42.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
