Katsuya Nagato

Nagato's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating held around 29. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Vissel Kobe · 1st	8	2	1	7.05	29	38
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	19	3	1	7.16	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe · 5th	36	1	2	7.25	29	38
2025/26	Yokohama F. Marinos	17	1	1	6.91	—	—
2024/25	Yokohama F. Marinos · 9th	19	2	3	7.14	33	15
2023/24	Yokohama F. Marinos · 2nd	27	2	1	7	41	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

K. Nagato is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Vissel Kobe, rated 28.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 104th of 151 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (79.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nagato.

Judged on this season alone, Nagato graded 13 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 19 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 36 appearances (0.099 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 16th of 19 of the 19 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 31 Nagato is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Nagato is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential16th of 19 centre-forwards · J1 League Current seasonTop 27% centre-forwards · J1 League 5th-best centre-forward in the J1 League 104th in the J1 League · potential 16th-highest potential centre-forward in the J1 League

28.6

Ratingi

16th of 19 centre-forwards

12.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

79.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.1

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.03

Goals / app

1 goal in 36 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.1 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.6, Nagato carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 19. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.1 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.033

Assists / 900.066

Goal contribution / 900.099

Defensive actions / 903.141

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 31, Nagato sits on 3.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nagato's projected Rating — 28.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles48

Interceptions31

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Vissel KobeJun 2025 – now

Yokohama F. Marinosuntil Jun 2025

KashimaJan 2020 – Jun 2025Free

Vegalta Sendaiuntil Jan 2020

About K. Nagato

Katsuya Nagato is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Vissel Kobe, born on January 15, 1995 in Chiba, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vissel Kobe currently sit 1st of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Nagato has made 8 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 641 minutes.

K. Nagato's next match is on October 9, 2026, when Vissel Kobe face Kashiwa Reysol away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Nagato at 28.6 with a Season form score of 12.8, ranking 104th of 151 centre-forwards in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the J1 League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, K. Nagato has totalled 279 club appearances with 14 goals and 33 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 36 appearances for Vissel Kobe.

K. Nagato's career has also included time at Yokohama F. Marinos, Kashima and Vegalta Sendai.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vissel Kobe finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points