Hikaru Nakahara
Midfield - Right Midfield
at Shimizu S-Pulse
at Shimizu S-Pulse
478 days · joined 2025-02-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€600k
Rating · 2025
6.5
Strong
Right Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
2019
debut season
0.12
goals / match
Roasso Kumamoto
top club · 63 apps
Position rank · 2025
#16
goals rank
#12
assists rank
27
season goals
36
season assists
Among 69 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€650k
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
7
best season · 2023
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-07-08 · 6 players total
233Appearances
27Goals
36Assists
4Yellow cards
0Red cards
49Full matches (90′)
| 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 ... |
Jan 2026
Transfer: Shimizu S-Pulse → Sagan Tosu
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
2025 — Shimizu S-Pulse
27 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Sagan Tosu → Shimizu S-Pulse
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
2024 — Sagan Tosu
22 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2024
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Sagan Tosu
23/24 · Transfer
Jan 2024
Transfer: Tokyo Verdy → Cerezo Osaka
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Tokyo Verdy
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Cerezo Osaka, Tokyo Verdy
40 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Cerezo Osaka
39 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Monte. Yamagata → Cerezo Osaka
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Montedio Yamagata
42 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Roasso Kumamoto → Monte. Yamagata
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Roasso Kumamoto
34 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Roasso Kumamoto
29 matches · 0 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2019
Transfer: Komazawa Univ. → Roasso Kumamoto
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €650k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 43 other Midfield - Right Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.42/90
Assists3 total · 0.42/90
G+A6 total · 0.85/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Shimizu S-Pulse
14.5%
Sagan Tosu
15.3%
Cerezo Osaka
38.2%
Tokyo Verdy
10.1%
Montedio Yamagata
10.9%
Roasso Kumamoto
11.1%
| 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.
Current€600k
Peak€650k
Low€300k
Δ since start+€300k
| 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 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J2 League
57 apps
11 G
12 A
J3 League
62 apps
6 G
13 A
J1 League
87 apps
6 G
7 A
J. League Cup
14 apps
2 G
1 A
Emperor's Cup
11 apps
1 G
3 A
J1 Play-off
2 apps
1 G
0 A
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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.