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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Werder Bremen.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2432 | 6.53 |
 League Cupat Southampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
 Championshipat Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Y. Sugawara is a 26-year-old full-back at Werder Bremen, rated 70.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 123rd of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.5% 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 Sugawara.
Judged on this season alone, Sugawara graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 5 clean sheets and 1.998 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, 23rd of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 26 Sugawara is in his prime years, and a market index of 42.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Werder Bremen finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 79.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 2 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 70.8, Sugawara carries the 23rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 55, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Werder Bremen finished 15th 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 light defensive volume (2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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