Masataka Nishimoto — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

5

clubs played for

17/18

debut season

0.08

goals / match

Cerezo Osaka U23

top club · 121 apps

Career highs

€175k

peak value · 2022

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top transfer fee

6

best season · 2016

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int'l / penalties

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€2.50m

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€175k

Eric Björkander

Defender - Centre-Back · IF Brommapojkarna

€175k

Shares 1996-06-11 · 6 players total

222Appearances

18Goals

5Assists

20Yellow cards

0Red cards

96Full matches (90′)

Full name	Masataka Nishimoto
Name in home country	西本雅崇
Date of birth	1996-06-11 (29 yrs)
Place of birth	Yao, Osaka, Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Position	Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot	right
Height	177.00 m
Current club	Maruyasu Okazaki
Joined	2024-01-08
Contract expires	2026-01-31
Agent	APPRECIATE Co.,Ltd.

Jul 2025

2025 — Maruyasu Okazaki

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2024

2024 — Maruyasu Okazaki

25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2024

Transfer: Without Club → Maru. Okazaki

23/24 · Transfer

Jun 2023

Transfer: Chiangrai City → Without Club

23/24 · Transfer

Jan 2023

Transfer: Kamatam. Sanuki → Chiangrai City

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2022

2022 — Kamatamare Sanuki

28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2021

2021 — Kamatamare Sanuki

28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions

Jan 2021

Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Kamatam. Sanuki

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

2020 — Cerezo Osaka U23

23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2019

2019 — Cerezo Osaka, Cerezo Osaka U23

34 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2018

Injury: unknown

19 games missed

Jul 2018

2018 — Cerezo Osaka, Cerezo Osaka U23

18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 — Cerezo Osaka

2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2017

2017 — Cerezo Osaka, Cerezo Osaka U23

32 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

2016 — Cerezo Osaka U23

25 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2015

2015 — Cerezo Osaka

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Feb 2015

Transfer: Cerezo U18 → Cerezo Osaka

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2014

2014 — Cerezo Osaka U18

1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €175k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Maruyasu Okazaki 24.6%

Kamatamare Sanuki 10.6%

Cerezo Osaka U23 64.8%

Cerezo Osaka 0.0%

Cerezo Osaka U18 0.0%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Maruyasu Okazaki	2	2024	2025	31	1	1	2,122
Kamatamare Sanuki	2	2021	2022	56	2	2	911
Cerezo Osaka U23	5	2016	2020	121	15	2	5,589
Cerezo Osaka	5	17/18	2019	13	0	0	0
Cerezo Osaka U18	1	2014	2014	1	0	0	0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	Minutes
2025	Japan Football League	Maruyasu Okazaki	6	0	0	2	0
2024	Japan Football League	Maruyasu Okazaki	25	1	1	2	2,122
2022	J3 League	Kamatamare Sanuki	28	2	1	0	911
2021	Emperor's Cup	Kamatamare Sanuki	1	0	0	0	0
2021	J3 League	Kamatamare Sanuki	27	0	1	2	0
2020	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	23	1	0	3	1,696
2019	Emperor's Cup	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	0	0	0
2019	J. League Cup	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	0	0	0
2019	J1 League	Cerezo Osaka	0	0	0	0	0
2019	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	30	1	1	4	2,485
2018	J1 League	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	0	0	0
2018	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	16	2	0	3	614
2017	Emperor's Cup	Cerezo Osaka	0	0	0	0	0
2017	J. League Cup	Cerezo Osaka	4	0	0	0	0
2017	J1 League	Cerezo Osaka	1	0	0	0	0
2017	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	27	5	1	2	466
2016	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	25	6	0	1	328
2015	J2 League	Cerezo Osaka	0	0	0	0	0
2014	U18 PL Championship	Cerezo Osaka U18	1	0	0	1	0
17/18	AFC Champions League	Cerezo Osaka	2	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
14/15	2015-02-01	Cerezo U18	Cerezo Osaka	Transfer	0	—
20/21	2021-01-09	Cerezo Osaka	Kamatam. Sanuki	Transfer	150000	—
22/23	2023-01-16	Kamatam. Sanuki	Chiangrai City	Transfer	0	—
23/24	2023-06-01	Chiangrai City	Without Club	Transfer	0	—
23/24	2024-01-08	Without Club	Maru. Okazaki	Transfer	0	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
18/19	Foot bruise	2018-07-15	2018-10-25	103	19

Current—

Peak€175k

Low—

Δ since start−€75k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€75k

No national team data.

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Shu Mogi	1	0
Takaya Yoshinare	1	0
Mizuki Ando	2	0
Hiroto Yamada	2	0
Nagi Matsumoto	1	0
Ryuji Sawakami	2	0
Takeru Kishimoto	1	1
Ryuya Nishio	1	0
Shunta Nakamura	1	0
Kentaro Shigematsu	1	1
Yuga Watanabe	1	0
Mitsuru Maruoka	1	0
Toshiki Onozawa	1	0
Hayato Nukui	1	1
Hinata Kida	1	0
Rei Yonezawa	1	2
Kakeru Funaki	1	4
Towa Yamane	1	0
Takuya Takahashi	1	0
Motohiko Nakajima	1	1

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
2016	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	6	25
2017	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	5	27
2018	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	2	16

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
2021	J3 League	Kamatamare Sanuki	1	27
2019	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	1	30
2017	J3 League	Cerezo Osaka U23	1	27

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
17/18	Senior debut season
2016	First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
2025	6	0	2	0
2024	25	2,122	2	0.08
2021	28	0	2	0
2020	23	1,696	3	0.16
2019	34	2,485	4	0.14
2018	18	614	3	0.44
2017	32	466	2	0.39
2016	25	328	1	0.27
2014	1	0	1	0