Detailed playstyle
World youth
Position
He's a defender, more acurately a libero (World youth arc, chapter 31, pages 34-35).
Abilities
He has an excellent dash (World youth arc, chapter 34, pages 18-19). Tsubasa didn't think that such a great tactician existed in Asia (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 22).
Offensive abilities
He can overlap by dribbling rapidly, Nitta and Aoi suggest that they can't catch up to him (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 14-15), can overlap to shoot (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 63 to 65), (World youth arc, chapter 43, page 7), can overlap to join the attack in the center (World youth arc, chapter 34, page 8). He can foresee many actions to play effectively in offense and defense (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 22). He can run towards a repelled ball to shoot it (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 78-79).
Shooting
He can directly shoot a falling ball but a keeper like Wakabayashi can repell it, and may be able to catch it in perfect condition (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 17 to 22), can effectively shoot at long range but a keeper like Wakabayashi can repell it (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 64-65), can shoot in a very narrow angle, Ishizaki on the ground may miss it, but a keeper like Wakabayashi can stop it (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 78 to 81), .
Drive shot
He can kick the drive shot but it can hit the goal bar (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 7-8).
Overhead shot
He can score against Wakabayashi with an overhead kick on a ball he just repelled (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 18 to 21).
Dribbling
He can overlap by dribbling rapidly (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 14-15).
Feint
He can get past Misugi by making it look like he's tripping, while he's rolling to the side and making the ball go over him, kind of similarly to a heel lift (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 16), can use a variation of this feint, by not making the ball go up while the opponent is thinking otherwise, then getting past players like Misugi and Matsuyama with just his dashing power (World youth arc, chapter 34, page 16 to 19), can get past Aoi and Sano in succession with quick feints (World youth arc, chapter 34, pages 9 to 11).
Ball keeping
He can keep the ball against Aoi, the latter might even foul him (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 27-28), can dodge Soda's razor tackle by jumping (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 14-15), after getting past Aoi and Sano in succession with quick feints, he can lose the ball to Misaki (World youth arc, chapter 34, pages 9 to 11).
Passing
He can lure a keeper like Wakabayashi by pretending to shoot but send a pass instead (World youth arc, chapter 34, pages 20 to 27), can send a long pass forward (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 89), can send a high pass to the front of the opponent's goal that Korea youth's players may not be able to intercept (World youth arc, chapter 42, page 19).
Long throw
He can perform a long throw by doing a forward somersault (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 72-73).
Defensive abilities
He can foresee many actions to play effectively in offense and defense (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 22). He can help Diaie to stop Tsubasa's flying drive shot (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 44-45).
Antlion larva's pit defense
He's the one coordinating the Antlion larva's pit defense tactic (World youth arc, chapter 31, pages 34-35).
Offside trap
He can lead the defense line to move up in order to use the offside trap, catching Hyuga receiving a long pass from Aoi, offside (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 4-5).
Ball stealing
He can steal the ball from Korea's n°7 (World youth arc, chapter 43, page 6), but can be blown away by Cha's heavy tank dribbling even if the latter is injured (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 2-3), and may not be able to stop Aoi's right angle feint (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 38-39).
Tackling
He can stop an injured Cha's heavy tank dribbling with a double legged tackle, although the latter can still hit the loose ball going up with the head (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 10 to 12).
Interception
He can foresee and intercept Tsubasa and Misaki's Golden combi (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 10 to 13).
Blocking
He may be able to stop Matsuyama's eagle shot with the left leg (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 46), may be able to stop Hyuga's tiger shot with the chest (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 46), may be able to stop Misugi's drive shot with a jumping header (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 46).
Overhead defense
He can stop a santana turn from Tsubasa with an overhead, but won't be able to prevent Misaki from taking it back (World youth arc, chapter 33, pages 9 to 14).
Captainship and leadership
He's Saudi arabia's captain (World youth arc, chapter 31, pages 34-35), can instruct the players to use fouls in order to stop a player (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 31), can give instructions for a wall during an opponent's free kick (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 42) and can give a pep talk to his teammates (World youth arc, chapter 34, page 3), (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 5-6).
Ball keeping
He can keep the ball against Aoi, the latter might even foul him (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 27-28), can dodge Soda's razor tackle by jumping (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 14-15), after getting past Aoi and Sano in succession with quick feints, he can lose the ball to Misaki (World youth arc, chapter 34, pages 9 to 11).
Passing
He can lure a keeper like Wakabayashi by pretending to shoot but send a pass instead (World youth arc, chapter 34, pages 20 to 27), can send a long pass forward (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 89), can send a high pass to the front of the opponent's goal that Korea youth's players may not be able to intercept (World youth arc, chapter 42, page 19).
Long throw
He can perform a long throw by doing a forward somersault (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 72-73).
Defensive abilities
He can foresee many actions to play effectively in offense and defense (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 22). He can help Diaie to stop Tsubasa's flying drive shot (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 44-45).
Antlion larva's pit defense
He's the one coordinating the Antlion larva's pit defense tactic (World youth arc, chapter 31, pages 34-35).
Offside trap
He can lead the defense line to move up in order to use the offside trap, catching Hyuga receiving a long pass from Aoi, offside (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 4-5).
Ball stealing
He can steal the ball from Korea's n°7 (World youth arc, chapter 43, page 6), but can be blown away by Cha's heavy tank dribbling even if the latter is injured (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 2-3), and may not be able to stop Aoi's right angle feint (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 38-39).
Tackling
He can stop an injured Cha's heavy tank dribbling with a double legged tackle, although the latter can still hit the loose ball going up with the head (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 10 to 12).
Interception
He can foresee and intercept Tsubasa and Misaki's Golden combi (World youth arc, chapter 32, pages 10 to 13).
Blocking
He may be able to stop Matsuyama's eagle shot with the left leg (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 46), may be able to stop Hyuga's tiger shot with the chest (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 46), may be able to stop Misugi's drive shot with a jumping header (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 46).
Overhead defense
He can stop a santana turn from Tsubasa with an overhead, but won't be able to prevent Misaki from taking it back (World youth arc, chapter 33, pages 9 to 14).
Captainship and leadership
He's Saudi arabia's captain (World youth arc, chapter 31, pages 34-35), can instruct the players to use fouls in order to stop a player (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 31), can give instructions for a wall during an opponent's free kick (World youth arc, chapter 32, page 42) and can give a pep talk to his teammates (World youth arc, chapter 34, page 3), (World youth arc, chapter 43, pages 5-6).