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A. Sasaki

Solid contributorKawasaki Frontale · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameAsahi Sasaki
PositionFull-back
NationalityJapan
Age26
Date of birth26 Jan 2000
BirthplaceKawagoe
Height180 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubKawasaki Frontale
Full-back
37
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
2989
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kawasaki Frontale.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League373229896.96

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

A. Sasaki is a 26-year-old full-back at Kawasaki Frontale, rated 49.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (87.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sasaki.

Judged on this season alone, Sasaki graded 31 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League, on 7 clean sheets and 3.372 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 23 → 31). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 17% of the 54 full-backs in the J1 League. At 26 Sasaki is in his prime years, and a market index of 14 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Sasaki is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2022/23Trending up
Current potentialTop 17% full-backs · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 32% full-backs · J1 League17th-best full-back in the J1 League41st in the J1 League · potential9th-highest potential full-back in the J1 League
49.9
Ratingi
9th of 54 full-backs
30.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
87.4%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.37
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Kawasaki Frontale finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.37
Def. / 90
67
Tackles
32
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.9, Sasaki carries the 9th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J1 League (top 17%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.37 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

No transfer news found for this player.