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Full nameTakuma Nishimura
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth22 Oct 1996
BirthplaceNagoya
Height178 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubMachida Zelvia
Attacking midfielder
30
Appearances
7
Goals
4
Assists
2190
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Machida Zelvia.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
J1 League307421906.9
AFC Champions League Elite6101996.63
J-League Cup200947.05

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

T. Nishimura is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Machida Zelvia, rated 37.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 157th of 377 on scout potential in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nishimura.

Judged on this season alone, Nishimura graded 34 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League, on 7 goals and 4 assists in 30 appearances (0.452 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 22nd of 51 of the 51 attacking midfielders in the J1 League. At 29 Nishimura is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential22nd of 51 attacking midfielders · J1 LeagueCurrent seasonTop 12% attacking midfielders · J1 League6th-best attacking midfielder in the J1 League157th in the J1 League · potential22nd-highest potential attacking midfielder in the J1 League
37.5
Ratingi
22nd of 51 attacking midfielders
33.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
67.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.45
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Machida Zelvia finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

7
Goals
4
Assists
11
G+A
0.23
Goals / app

7 goals in 30 appearances (0.23 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.37 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0.99 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.5, Nishimura carries the 22nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the J1 League of 51. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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