Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Shimizu S-pulse.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2764 | 6.96 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Scout report
J. Sumiyoshi is a 28-year-old central defender at Shimizu S-pulse, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 141st of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sumiyoshi.
Judged on this season alone, Sumiyoshi graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 10 clean sheets and 3.126 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 38). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 33% of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 28 Sumiyoshi is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Sumiyoshi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 80.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.2, Sumiyoshi carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League (top 33%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shimizu S-pulse finished 14th 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 (3.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
