Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2688 | 6.74 |
 J-League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 | — |
Arai's current-season form is up 3300% on last season (Season 1→34), while his Rating climbed 44→52. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tokyo Verdy · 17th | 37 | 2 | 1 | 6.74 | 52 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | Tokyo Verdy · 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 44 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Y. Arai is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Tokyo Verdy, rated 51.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 28th of 874 in the J3 League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (78.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arai.
Judged on this season alone, Arai graded 34 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.415 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 34).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 3% of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 23 Arai is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39.2 reflects that trajectory.
3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 51.6, Arai carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League (top 3%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tokyo Verdy finished 17th 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 (3.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
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 (~39), then tapers with age. At 23, Arai sits on 39.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Arai's projected Rating — 51.6 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.
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