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Full nameTomoya Ando
PositionCentre-back
NationalityJapan
Age27
Date of birth10 Jan 1999
BirthplaceToyota City
Height190 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubFC St. Pauli
Centre-back
15
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1261
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Avispa FukuokaJ1 League: 36 apps, 4g 0a, 3195 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at FC St. Pauli; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 Leagueat Avispa Fukuoka364031957.31
Bundesliga150112616.7
DFB Pokal100906.6
J-League Cupat Avispa Fukuoka20019

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

T. Ando is a 27-year-old central defender at FC St. Pauli, rated 59.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 190th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (73.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ando.

Judged on this season alone, Ando graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 2 clean sheets and 3.997 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Ando, 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 59, 24th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 27 Ando is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.4 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential24th of 52 centre-backs · BundesligaCurrent season23rd of 52 centre-backs · Bundesliga23rd-best centre-back in the Bundesliga190th in the Bundesliga · potential24th-highest potential centre-back in the Bundesliga
59.3
Ratingi
24th of 52 centre-backs
28.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
73.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
4
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

4
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
15
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 73.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.3, Ando carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 52, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18) — 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 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.