Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2368 | 7.16 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 219 | — |
Scout report
Y. Sato is a 27-year-old full-back at Nagoya Grampus, rated 42.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 106th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 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 workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 54 of the 54 full-backs in the J1 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, top 38% of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League. At 27 Sato is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.
Sato is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 69.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.4, Sato carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League (top 38%), 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.
Transfer news
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