ProdigyChain Rankings
Akira Watanabe
Düsseldorfer EG U20 · DNL U20
Current rank #1033 worldwide · #1 in Japan
- Position
- Defenseman
- Born
- 2007
- Country
- Japan
- Team
- Düsseldorfer EG U20 (DNL U20)
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
Akira Watanabe is a 2007 defenseman from Japan, currently with Düsseldorfer EG U20 (DNL U20). On ProdigyChain's youth hockey rankings, Akira ranks #704 among 2007-born players worldwide and #1 in Japan.
ProdigyChain rating breakdown
Overall 48/99
- Performance
- 80
- Level
- 61
- Physical
- 19
- Achievements
- 0
- Trending
- 81
- Visibility
- 32
Scoring production vs. league and age group (percentile)
Strength of the league and team the player competes in
Height, weight and frame relative to the age group
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Recent week-over-week rank and production movement
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Season stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Düsseldorfer EG U20 | DNL U20 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.36 |
| 2025-2026 | Japan U20 | WJC-20 D1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2024-2025 | Düsseldorfer EG U20 | DNL U20 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 0.46 |
| 2024-2025 | Japan U18 | WJC-18 D2A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 2024-2025 | Japan U20 | WJC-20 D1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2023-2024 | Düsseldorfer EG U17 | Germany U17 | 37 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 0.62 |
| 2023-2024 | Düsseldorfer EG U20 | DNL U20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-2023 | Düsseldorfer EG U17 | Germany U17 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 2022-2023 | SG Dinslaken/Düsseldorf U17 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3.20 | |
| 2021-2022 | Düsseldorfer EG U15 | Germany U15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.35 |
Ranked near Akira Watanabe
2007-born players around #1033 in the worldwide rankings.
- Jack Ericson #1027 · BIK Karlskoga U20 2 · Sweden
- Axel Kylin #1027 · Linköping HC U20 · Sweden
- Dylan Moran #1027 · Philadelphia Rebels · USA
- Nick Brenner #1028 · SCL Young Tigers U21 · Switzerland
- Brady Hall #1028 · St. Paul's School · USA
- Benjamin Willett #1028 · Rochester Jr. Americans · USA
- Lucas Bailey #1029 · Portage Terriers · Canada
- Joel Lindberg #1029 · Härryda HC · Sweden
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