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Daiki Higuchi

Squad depthMatsumoto Yamaga · 24 yrs

Profile

PositionFull-back
NationalityJapan
Age24
Date of birth10 Sept 2001
Shirt number#40
ClubMatsumoto Yamaga
Full-back
20
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1191
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Matsumoto Yamaga.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J3 League200111916.2
J-League Cup2001326.87

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Daiki Higuchi is a 24-year-old full-back at Matsumoto Yamaga, rated 25.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 83rd of 300 on scout potential in the J3 League. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Higuchi.

Judged on this season alone, Higuchi graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 14th of 25 of the 25 full-backs in the J3 League, on 4 clean sheets and 1.436 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Higuchi, 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 25, top 36% of the 25 full-backs in the J3 League. At 24 Higuchi is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 36% full-backs · J3 LeagueCurrent season14th of 25 full-backs · J3 League14th-best full-back in the J3 League83rd in the J3 League · potential9th-highest potential full-back in the J3 League
25.3
Ratingi
9th of 25 full-backs
9.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.8%
Minutes
limited game time
1.44
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Matsumoto Yamaga finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

1.44
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
16
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.8% 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 25.3, Higuchi carries the 9th-highest potential of the full-backs in the J3 League (top 36%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Matsumoto Yamaga finished 15th 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 light defensive volume (1.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.