Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Yokohama FC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2078 | 6.95 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | — |
Scout report
M. Ito is a 33-year-old central defender at Yokohama FC, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 27% of J1 League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.6, ranking 312th of 377 in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (62.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ito.
Judged on this season alone, Ito graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League, on 7 clean sheets and 4.115 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 32). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 53rd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the J1 League. At 33 Ito is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.
Ito is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 62.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, 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 17.6, Ito carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J1 League of 64, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Yokohama FC finished 18th 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 (4.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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