JapanGroup F

Y. Nakayama

Role

Defender

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Profile

Born

Feb 16, 1997 · 29 yrs · Ryūgasaki, Japan

Nationality

Japan

Height

181 cm

Weight

76 kg

Club

Japan

Club season · 2025/26

Avg rating · 6.85

Appearances

Minutes

1081

Goals

Assists

Shots (on)

8/13

Key passes

Pass acc.

—

Dribbles

2/6

Tackles

Duels won

61/110

Yellow

Red

Club career totals

13 seasons tracked

Appearances

293

Goals

Assists

Minutes

23,334

Yellow cards

Red cards

Trophies & finals

Kirin CupWorld2022 · 2nd Place
Kirin CupWorld2nd Place

Career path

2024-08HuddersfieldMachida ZelviaFree
2022-07PEC ZwolleHuddersfieldFree
2019-01Kashiwa ReysolPEC ZwolleN/A

Currently sidelined

⚠ Knee Injury

Japan form (last 5)

WWWWW

Group standing

2nd place

0 pts · 0 played

Japan’s next matches

Sun, Jun 14
08:00 PM
atNetherlands
AT&T Stadium, DallasTickets pending
Sun, Jun 21
04:00 AM
atTunisia
Estadio BBVA, MonterreyTickets$122+
Thu, Jun 25
11:00 PM
vsSweden
AT&T Stadium, DallasTickets pending

About the role

Defender

Defensive specialist — could be a full back, centre back, or wing back depending on the team’s system. Stops attacks; starts the team’s build-up out of the back.