Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Yokohama F. Marinos.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Yokohama F. Marinos's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (meniscus). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 558 | 6.68 |
Scout report
T. Watanabe is a 27-year-old central defender at Yokohama F. Marinos, rated 33.9 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watanabe.
On the season, Watanabe graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 1.129 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 27 Watanabe is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Watanabe missed 5 games through injury (meniscus) out of roughly 38 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Yokohama F. Marinos finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
1.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 33.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
