ratings updated 13 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nara Club.
Scout report
Y. Sawada is a 27-year-old central defender at Vanraure Hachinohe, rated 22.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 144th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sawada.
Judged on this season alone, Sawada graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League, on 2 clean sheets and 2.052 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Sawada, 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 23, 57th of 73 of the 73 centre-backs in the J2 League. At 27 Sawada is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Vanraure Hachinohe finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 59% 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 22.8, Sawada carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J2 League of 73 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.05 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.
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