based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kitakyushu.
Scout report
Y. Saitai is a 32-year-old central defender at Kitakyushu, rated 7.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saitai.
On the season, Saitai graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Saitai, 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 8. At 32 Saitai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Kitakyushu finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 2 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 12.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 7.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
