Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Albirex Niigata.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1692 | 6.82 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — |
Scout report
Y. Horigome is a 31-year-old full-back at Albirex Niigata, rated 22 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (49.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Horigome.
Judged on this season alone, Horigome graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 54 of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League, on 2 clean sheets and 4.574 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 17). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 42nd of 54 of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League. At 31 Horigome is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 49.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 22, Horigome carries the 42nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League of 54, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Albirex Niigata finished 20th 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 solid defensive volume (4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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