Kosuke Nakamura

Following his move to Cerezo Osaka, Nakamura's current-season form is up 533% on last season (Season 3→19), while his Rating held around 23. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Cerezo Osaka · 11th	8	3	38%	7.04	23	19
2026/27	Cerezo Osaka	17	0	0%	7.27	—	—
2024/25	Portimonense · 15th	3	1	33%	—	23	3
2023/24	Portimonense · 16th	20	2	10%	6.92	40	2
2022/23	Portimonense · 15th	30	7	23%	7.24	52	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	7	0
Japan U23	4	0
Japan U17	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Kosuke Nakamura is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Cerezo Osaka, rated 22.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 128th of 151 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (42.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakamura.

Judged on this season alone, Nakamura graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 27 of the 27 goalkeepers in the J1 League, on 3 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 19). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 19th of 27 of the 27 goalkeepers in the J1 League. At 31 Nakamura is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Nakamura is operating at his career peak — the 2027/28 level is the level.

Peak: 2027/28Holding levelBreakout: 2027/28Remarkably consistentStepped up 2027/28

Current potential19th of 27 goalkeepers · J1 League · 8 apps Current season11th of 27 goalkeepers · J1 League · 8 apps 11th-best goalkeeper in the J1 League 128th in the J1 League · potential 19th-highest potential goalkeeper in the J1 League

22.7

Ratingi

19th of 27 goalkeepers

19.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

42.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

38%

CS rate

42.7%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 8 appearances (38% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 42.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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 22.7, Nakamura carries the 19th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J1 League of 27 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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 %42.7%

Available fixtures8 of 8

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %68

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.123

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Nakamura sits on 3.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakamura's projected Rating — 22.7 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 goalkeepers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Saves24

Save rate70.6%

Goals conceded10

Distribution

Passes250

Pass accuracy68%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cerezo OsakaJan 2026 – now-

PortimonenseJan 2021 – Jan 2026

Avispa Fukuoka(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jan 2021

Kashiwa Reysoluntil Jan 2015

About Kosuke Nakamura

Kosuke Nakamura is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Cerezo Osaka, born on February 27, 1995 in Tokyo, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Japan. Cerezo Osaka currently sit 11th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Kosuke Nakamura has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 730 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Kosuke Nakamura's next match is on October 10, 2026, when Cerezo Osaka face Yokohama F. Marinos at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Kosuke Nakamura at 22.7 with a Season form score of 19.2, ranking 128th of 151 goalkeepers 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 J2 League and the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Kosuke Nakamura has totalled 205 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 41 appearances for Kashiwa Reysol.

Kosuke Nakamura's career has also included time at Portimonense, Avispa Fukuoka and Kashiwa Reysol.

On the international stage, Kosuke Nakamura has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U17 — 17 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points