Kensei Nakashima

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Nara Club · 9th	17	2	3	6.58	17	12
2024/25	Nara Club	35	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Nara Club	30	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Sagamihara	23	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	FC Gifu	26	2	0	—	—	—

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

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

K. Nakashima is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Nara Club, rated 15 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 169th of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.23 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakashima.

Judged on this season alone, Nakashima graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 13 of the 13 attacking midfielders in the J3 League, on 2 goals and 3 assists in 17 appearances (0.386 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Nakashima, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 11th of 13 of the 13 attacking midfielders in the J3 League. At 30 Nakashima is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential11th of 13 attacking midfielders · J3 League Current season11th of 13 attacking midfielders · J3 League 11th-best attacking midfielder in the J3 League 169th in the J3 League · potential 11th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the J3 League

Ratingi

11th of 13 attacking midfielders

12.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.39

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Nara Club finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.12

Goals / app

2 goals in 17 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.29 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.23 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15, Nakashima carries the 11th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J3 League of 13. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.155

Assists / 900.232

Goal contribution / 900.386

Defensive actions / 902.472

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.077

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 30, Nakashima sits on 0.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakashima's projected Rating — 15 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 attacking midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions16

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Renofa YamaguchiJan 2026 – now-

Nara ClubJan 2023 – Jan 2026

SagamiharaJan 2022 – Jan 2023

FC Gifu(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2022

Yokohama F. Marinosuntil Jul 2017

About K. Nakashima

Kensei Nakashima is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi, born on September 23, 1996 in Fukuoka, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Japan. Renofa Yamaguchi currently sit 7th of 20 in the J3 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Nakashima has made 17 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 1,165 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

K. Nakashima's next match is on September 26, 2026, when Renofa Yamaguchi face Sagamihara at home in the J3 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Nakashima at 15 with a Season form score of 12.3, ranking 169th of 260 attacking midfielders in the J3 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, K. Nakashima has totalled 235 club appearances with 14 goals and 3 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 35 appearances for Nara Club.

K. Nakashima's career has also included time at Nara Club, Sagamihara, FC Gifu and Yokohama F. Marinos.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Nara Club finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points