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KVC Westerlo

Isa Sakamoto

Midfielder · KVC Westerlo · 23 · Japan

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Season score
39.9
Pro League 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks
37.5
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€5.0M
+€1.0M (+25%) since 4 Jun 2026
Transfermarkt, 8 Oct 2026
Born
26 Aug 2003
Height
174 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Wikipedia views
241 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

40 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 43.2 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
6–12 Oct 202618525.645.425.7
15–21 Sep 202617140.245.541.6
8–14 Sep 202617229.946.230.1
1–7 Sep 202619050.145.842.7
25–31 Aug 202611775.445.376.4
18–24 Aug 202617540.545.541.3
11–17 Aug 202619041.645.642.4
4–10 Aug 202619041.945.742.5
19–25 May 2026215844.145.744.8
12–18 May 202618336.146.036.5
5–11 May 202617445.445.946.4
28 Apr – 4 May 202617950.645.541.6
21–27 Apr 202616947.945.237.5
7–13 Apr 202618434.345.835.3
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202618434.346.334.0
17–23 Mar 202619043.046.443.1
10–16 Mar 202619051.546.054.1
3–9 Mar 202618640.646.241.0
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202614531.846.631.1
17–23 Feb 202618951.646.149.9
10–16 Feb 202618747.445.947.8
3–9 Feb 202618443.145.942.9
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202617847.345.749.0
20–26 Jan 202618940.645.941.8
13–19 Jan 202617436.746.336.8
23–29 Dec 202517543.846.343.6
16–22 Dec 202518950.945.852.2
9–15 Dec 202517335.546.335.0
2–8 Dec 202517344.346.347.1
18–24 Nov 202519030.947.335.1
4–10 Nov 202519050.846.952.2
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202519045.646.945.6
21–27 Oct 202519034.647.939.5
14–20 Oct 202518940.648.440.5
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202518243.548.745.6
23–29 Sep 2025215255.748.355.7
16–22 Sep 202519038.348.338.6
9–15 Sep 202517839.549.139.1
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202518950.248.944.9
12–18 Aug 202514539.249.541.6
5–11 Aug 202518748.449.649.2
29 Jul – 4 Aug 202518649.449.641.5
22–28 Jul 202516646.050.045.9

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −5.7 a week below expectation.

20.030.040.050.060.022 Jul16 Sep28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb17 Mar5 May18 AugExpected 45.4Score 25.6

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €5.0M +€1.0M (+25%) since 4 Jun 2026 8 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €4.7M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €3.9M–€8.9M +5% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +13% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Johann Lepenant at 22 (€6.0M, scoring 41.6) +0%; Wagner Pina at 23 (€5.0M, scoring 40.8) +140%; Oussama Targhalline at 22 (€4.0M, scoring 41.9) +200%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M2020202120222023202420252026€5.0M€4.7M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€4.7M
8 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€5.0M
4 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€4.0M
10 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
1 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
12 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€2.5M
26 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€1.3M
10 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€700k
12 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€600k
22 Feb 2024Transfermarkt€300k
27 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€150k
6 Jan 2023Transfermarkt€150k
28 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€100k
14 Jan 2022Transfermarkt€50k
29 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€50k
25 Jan 2020Transfermarkt€50k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
1 Jul 2025Gamba Osaka KVC Westerlo€600k
30 Jun 2025KVC Westerlo Gamba OsakaFree or loan
12 Jan 2025Gamba Osaka KVC WesterloFree or loan
31 Jan 2024Fagiano Okayama Gamba OsakaFree or loan
1 Feb 2023Gamba Osaka Fagiano OkayamaFree or loan
1 Feb 2022Gamba U18 Gamba OsakaUndisclosed

What the score is made of

Pro League 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.13
  • Creating −0.10
  • Progressing −0.43
  • Keeping the ball −1.15
  • Defending −0.44
  • Aerial −0.32
  • Finishing +0.09

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

010020030028 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Alfonso Trezza FC Arouca · 27 · cheaper44.0€1.5M91%Compare
Antony Alves Portland Timbers · 2538.4€5.0M90%Compare
Fábio Martins No club · 33––89%Compare
Calvin Harris Sporting Kansas City · 26 · cheaper37.8€800k88%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Isa Sakamoto.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Pro League 26/27Pro LeagueKVC Westerlo859039.939.3
Pro League 25/26Pro LeagueKVC Westerlo372,97743.843.6

Latest matches

45 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
11 Oct 2026Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCW 5–185000.100.0225.6
20 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat Sint-Truidense VVW 2–071010.160.0940.2
12 Sep 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeW 4–272000.080.0229.9
5 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat KV MechelenW 4–090110.140.1250.1
30 Aug 2026Pro LeagueSV Zulte WaregemD 2–21700–0.3375.4
23 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat Lommel SKL 0–475000.110.0240.5
15 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat KRC GenkL 2–390000.120.0641.6
8 Aug 2026Pro LeagueRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseL 1–590010.110.0441.9
23 May 2026Pro Leagueat Royal Antwerp FCL 0–280000.010.0239.6
19 May 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 1–278000.180.2148.7
All 45 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
11 Oct 2026Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCW 5–185000.100.0225.6
20 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat Sint-Truidense VVW 2–071010.160.0940.2
12 Sep 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeW 4–272000.080.0229.9
5 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat KV MechelenW 4–090110.140.1250.1
30 Aug 2026Pro LeagueSV Zulte WaregemD 2–21700–0.3375.4
23 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat Lommel SKL 0–475000.110.0240.5
15 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat KRC GenkL 2–390000.120.0641.6
8 Aug 2026Pro LeagueRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseL 1–590010.110.0441.9
23 May 2026Pro Leagueat Royal Antwerp FCL 0–280000.010.0239.6
19 May 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 1–278000.180.2148.7
16 May 2026Pro Leagueat RC Sporting CharleroiW 1–083000.100.0336.1
10 May 2026Pro Leagueat KRC GenkL 0–374000.110.0845.4
2 May 2026Pro LeagueOud-Heverlee LeuvenD 3–379100.090.0250.6
25 Apr 2026Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCL 2–469100.080.0347.9
11 Apr 2026Pro Leagueat Standard LiègeW 2–184000.160.0134.3
5 Apr 2026Pro LeagueRC Sporting CharleroiW 2–084000.030.0334.3
22 Mar 2026Pro Leagueat Standard LiègeD 0–090000.040.0243.0
14 Mar 2026Pro LeagueClub Brugge KVL 1–290000.280.0751.5
7 Mar 2026Pro Leagueat Oud-Heverlee LeuvenW 1–086000.080.0240.6
1 Mar 2026Pro LeagueRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseD 0–04500–0.0031.8
22 Feb 2026Pro LeagueRC Sporting CharleroiW 2–189100.790.0551.6
15 Feb 2026Pro Leagueat Royal Antwerp FCW 2–087000.060.0147.4
6 Feb 2026Pro LeagueSint-Truidense VVL 0–48400–0.0543.1
31 Jan 2026Pro Leagueat SV Zulte WaregemW 1–078000.180.2347.3
25 Jan 2026Pro Leagueat KV MechelenD 1–189000.170.0340.6
17 Jan 2026Pro LeagueCercle BruggeL 0–274000.050.0336.7
27 Dec 2025Pro Leagueat KAA GentL 0–27500–0.0543.8
20 Dec 2025Pro LeagueRAAL La LouvièreW 2–189000.150.0450.9
14 Dec 2025Pro Leagueat KRC GenkD 1–17300–0.1535.5
7 Dec 2025Pro LeagueRSC AnderlechtW 4–073010.280.2844.3
22 Nov 2025Pro LeagueKAA GentD 0–090000.570.0630.9
8 Nov 2025Pro Leagueat RC Sporting CharleroiL 0–290000.150.2550.8
2 Nov 2025Pro LeagueKRC GenkL 0–190000.020.2545.6
25 Oct 2025Pro LeagueFCV DenderD 1–190010.630.0834.6
18 Oct 2025Pro Leagueat RAAL La LouvièreD 0–089000.030.0040.6
5 Oct 2025Pro LeagueOud-Heverlee LeuvenW 2–082000.240.0343.5
27 Sep 2025Pro Leagueat Royale Union Saint-GilloiseL 0–273000.020.0142.8
24 Sep 2025Pro Leagueat Club Brugge KVD 5–579110.940.1567.6
21 Sep 2025Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 0–290000.080.0338.3
14 Sep 2025Pro Leagueat Sint-Truidense VVW 3–07801–0.0839.5
30 Aug 2025Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCW 2–089100.390.3150.2
17 Aug 2025Pro Leagueat Cercle BruggeL 1–445000.160.0439.2
9 Aug 2025Pro LeagueKV MechelenL 0–187000.100.0748.4
2 Aug 2025Pro LeagueSV Zulte WaregemW 3–186100.130.0349.4
27 Jul 2025Pro Leagueat RSC AnderlechtL 2–56600–0.0246.0