Field Insider

Profile

Full nameShintaro Nago
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age30
Date of birth17 Apr 1996
BirthplaceOsaka
Height168 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubAvispa Fukuoka
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
38
Appearances
2
Goals
5
Assists
2414
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Avispa Fukuoka.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League382524147
J-League Cup10079

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

S. Nago is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Avispa Fukuoka, rated 30.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 224th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.08 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nago.

Judged on this season alone, Nago graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 2 goals and 5 assists in 38 appearances (0.261 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 34th of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 30 Nago is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22
Current potential34th of 51 attacking midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent season22nd of 51 attacking midfielders · J1 League22nd-best attacking midfielder in the J1 League224th in the J1 League · potential34th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the J1 League
30.9
Ratingi
34th of 51 attacking midfielders
22.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.26
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Avispa Fukuoka finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

2
Goals
5
Assists
7
G+A
0.05
Goals / app

2 goals in 38 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.18 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.75 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.9, Nago carries the 34th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 51. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.