Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Yokohama FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 6.83 |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | — |
Scout report
K. Iwatake is a 30-year-old central defender at Yokohama FC, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 282nd of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Iwatake.
Judged on this season alone, Iwatake graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 49th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.7 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 13). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 48th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 30 Iwatake is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.3% 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 22.7, Iwatake carries the 48th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 64 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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.
