Hikaru Nakahara
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2025
Among 69 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1996-07-08 · 6 players total
| Full name | Hikaru Nakahara |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 中原 輝 |
| Date of birth | 1996-07-08 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 169.00 m |
| Current club | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| On loan from | ↩ Sagan Tosu parent contract: 2026-01-31 |
| Joined | 2025-02-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-01-31 |
| Agent | JAPAN SPORTS ... |
Percentile rank vs 43 other Midfield - Right Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 637 |
| Sagan Tosu | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 673 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 1,683 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 444 |
| Montedio Yamagata | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 479 |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2 | 2019 | 2020 | 63 | 6 | 14 | 489 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 425 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 673 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J1 League | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 |
| 2023 | J1 Play-off | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2023 | J2 League | Tokyo Verdy | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 264 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Cerezo Osaka | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,121 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Montedio Yamagata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 41 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 479 |
| 2020 | J3 League | Roasso Kumamoto | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 489 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Roasso Kumamoto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J3 League | Roasso Kumamoto | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-02-01 | Komazawa Univ. | Roasso Kumamoto | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-09 | Roasso Kumamoto | Monte. Yamagata | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-09 | Monte. Yamagata | Cerezo Osaka | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-21 | Cerezo Osaka | Tokyo Verdy | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Tokyo Verdy | Cerezo Osaka | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Cerezo Osaka | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | Sagan Tosu | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-01-31 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Sagan Tosu | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Toriumi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibuki Fujita | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hiroki Noda | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaito Taniguchi | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kei Uchiyama | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryuya Nishio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mutsuki Kato | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matej Jonjic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Riku Handa | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shuto Minami | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryosuke Yamanaka | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuhei Kamimura | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kota Yamada | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Riku Matsuda | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Takumi Yamada | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tokuma Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin-hyeon Kim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| So Kawahara | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hiroaki Okuno | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosuke Yamazaki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J3 League | Roasso Kumamoto | 6 | 34 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 6 | 41 |
| 2023 | J2 League | Tokyo Verdy | 5 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J2 League | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 41 |
| 2020 | J3 League | Roasso Kumamoto | 7 | 34 |
| 2019 | J3 League | Roasso Kumamoto | 6 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-01-31 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Sagan Tosu | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | Sagan Tosu | Shimizu S-Pulse | Loan | — | €500k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Tokyo Verdy | Cerezo Osaka | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-21 | Cerezo Osaka | Tokyo Verdy | Loan | — | €500k |
Teams faced most often by Hikaru Nakahara's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamba Osaka | 37 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 38% |
| FC Tokyo | 37 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 35% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 47 | -9 | 35% |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 35% |
| Kashima Antlers | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 17% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 19% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 31% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 44% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 57 | -34 | 11% |
| Vissel Kobe | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 23% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 61 | -3 | 35% |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Senior debut season | |
| 2020 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | 673 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 40 | 772 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 42 | 479 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
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Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Hikaru Nakahara
Who is Hikaru Nakahara?
Hikaru Nakahara is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Shimizu S-Pulse.
How old is Hikaru Nakahara?
Hikaru Nakahara is 29 years old. He was born on July 8, 1996 in Yamaga, Kumamoto.
What position does Hikaru Nakahara play?
Hikaru Nakahara plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).
What club does Hikaru Nakahara play for?
Hikaru Nakahara currently plays for Shimizu S-Pulse.
How many career goals has Hikaru Nakahara scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hikaru Nakahara has scored 27 goals in 233 appearances.
What is Hikaru Nakahara's market value?
Hikaru Nakahara's most recent reported market value is €600k.
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