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Full nameSoichiro Mori
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age19
Date of birth29 Jun 2007
Height180 cm
Shirt number#44
ClubNagoya Grampus
Defensive midfielderalso played MID
11
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
631
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nagoya Grampus.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League11116316.66
Tournoi Maurice Revelloat Japan U209114516.63
World Cup - U20at Japan U20200986.95
J-League Cup10064

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

S. Mori is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder at Nagoya Grampus, rated 51.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 19th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League and 346th of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (35.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mori.

Judged on this season alone, Mori graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 49 of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.997 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Mori, 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 52, top 9% of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 19 Mori is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.3 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential4th of 49 defensive midfielders · J1 League · 11 appsCurrent season32nd of 49 defensive midfielders · J1 League · 11 apps32nd-best defensive midfielder in the J1 League19th in the J1 League · potential4th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the J1 League346th-highest potential U-21 tracked
51.6
Ratingi
4th of 49 defensive midfielders
17.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

2
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 2 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.6, Mori carries the 4th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League of 49 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.