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S. Nakamura

Rising starSanfrecce Hiroshima · 23 yrsTransferred to Le Havre

Profile

Full nameSota Nakamura
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age23
Date of birth15 Oct 2002
BirthplaceTakasaki
Height168 cm
Shirt number#39
ClubSanfrecce Hiroshima
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
32
Appearances
6
Goals
6
Assists
2129
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League326621297.07
Super Cup265617187.06
AFC Champions League Elite8014636.66

Scout report

Rising starCreative Attacking midfielder

S. Nakamura is a 23-year-old attacking midfielder at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 57 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 1st of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (62.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakamura.

Judged on this season alone, Nakamura graded 33 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 6 goals and 6 assists in 32 appearances (0.507 involvements per 90).

We hold a single season for Nakamura, 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 57, top 2% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 23 Nakamura is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 15.6 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 2% attacking midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 16% attacking midfielders · J1 League8th-best attacking midfielder in the J1 League1st in the J1 League · potential1st-highest potential attacking midfielder in the J1 League
57
Ratingi
1st of 51 attacking midfielders
32.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.51
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Sanfrecce Hiroshima finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

6
Goals
6
Assists
12
G+A
0.19
Goals / app

6 goals in 32 appearances (0.19 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.82 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57, Nakamura carries the 1st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League (top 2%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.51 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.