Yoshihiro Nakano
Midfield - Left Midfield
at Yokohama FC
at Yokohama FC
478 days · joined 2025-02-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€250k
Left Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
2012
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Vegalta Sendai
top club · 59 apps
Position rank · 2025
#42
goals rank
#55
assists rank
19
season goals
28
season assists
Among 59 Midfield - Left Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2019
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 2017
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1993-02-24 · 6 players total
258Appearances
19Goals
28Assists
17Yellow cards
0Red cards
64Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Yoshihiro Nakano |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 中野 嘉大 |
| Date of birth | 1993-02-24 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Akune, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Left Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Yokohama FC |
| Joined | 2025-02-01 |
| Contract expires | 2025-01-31 |
| Agent | JEB ENTERTAINMENT ... |
Jul 2025
2025 — Yokohama FC
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Shonan Bellmare → Yokohama FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2025
Transfer: Yokohama FC → Shonan Bellmare
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
2024 — Yokohama FC
38 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2024
Transfer: Shonan Bellmare → Yokohama FC
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Shonan Bellmare
17 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Sagan Tosu → Shonan Bellmare
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Sagan Tosu, Shonan Bellmare
24 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Feb 2022
Transfer: H. C. Sapporo → Sagan Tosu
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2022
Transfer: Sagan Tosu → H. C. Sapporo
21/22 · Return from loan
Jul 2021
2021 — Sagan Tosu, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
34 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2021
Transfer: H. C. Sapporo → Sagan Tosu
20/21 · Loan
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
2019 — Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
29 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2019
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jan 2019
Transfer: Vegalta Sendai → H. C. Sapporo
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Vegalta Sendai
35 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2018
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Vegalta Sendai
17/18 · Transfer
Jan 2018
Transfer: Vegalta Sendai → Kawasaki Front.
17/18 · Return from loan
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Vegalta Sendai
24 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2017
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Vegalta Sendai
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Kawasaki Frontale
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Kawasaki Frontale
13 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Tsukuba Univ. → Kawasaki Front.
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Tsukuba University
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Tsukuba University
1 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Tsukuba University
2 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2011
Transfer: Saga Higashi HS → Tsukuba Univ.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 35 other Midfield - Left Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.31/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.31/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Yokohama FC
14.7%
Shonan Bellmare
0.0%
Sagan Tosu
33.1%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
0.0%
Vegalta Sendai
37.6%
Kawasaki Frontale
12.0%
Tsukuba University
2.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama FC | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 851 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sagan Tosu | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1,918 |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 2019 | 2021 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 2,177 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 2015 | 2016 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 692 |
| Tsukuba University | 3 | 2012 | 2014 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 150 |
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 | Yokohama FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | Yokohama FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Yokohama FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Yokohama FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Yokohama FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J2 League | Yokohama FC | 35 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 558 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J. League Cup | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J1 League | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J. League Cup | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J1 League | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J. League Cup | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1,918 |
| 2021 | J1 League | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J. League Cup | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J1 League | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J. League Cup | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J1 League | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 407 |
| 2018 | J. League Cup | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J1 League | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 836 |
| 2017 | Emperor's Cup | Vegalta Sendai | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2017 | J. League Cup | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| 2017 | J1 League | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 664 |
| 2016 | Emperor's Cup | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | J. League Cup | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | J1 - 1st Stage | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Emperor's Cup | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | J. League Cup | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | J1 - 1st Stage | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 692 |
| 2014 | Emperor's Cup | Tsukuba University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Emperor's Cup | Tsukuba University | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2012 | Emperor's Cup | Tsukuba University | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2011-04-01 | Saga Higashi HS | Tsukuba Univ. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-01 | Tsukuba Univ. | Kawasaki Front. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Kawasaki Front. | Vegalta Sendai | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki Front. | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-01 | Kawasaki Front. | Vegalta Sendai | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-05 | Vegalta Sendai | H. C. Sapporo | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-24 | H. C. Sapporo | Sagan Tosu | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Sagan Tosu | H. C. Sapporo | Return from loan | 500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | H. C. Sapporo | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-11 | Sagan Tosu | Shonan Bellmare | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Shonan Bellmare | Yokohama FC | Loan | 350000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Yokohama FC | Shonan Bellmare | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | Shonan Bellmare | Yokohama FC | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Knee collateral ligament tear | 2017-10-14 | 2018-01-06 | 85 | 6 |
| 17/18 | Calf injury | 2018-01-20 | 2018-03-17 | 57 | 5 |
| 18/19 | Calf strain | 2019-06-02 | 2019-07-17 | 46 | 8 |
| 19/20 | Knee injury | 2020-03-16 | 2020-04-10 | 26 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Calf injury | 2021-02-18 | 2021-03-11 | 22 | 4 |
| 21/22 | Bone bruise | 2022-03-16 | 2022-04-11 | 27 | 5 |
Current€250k
Peak€750k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #29810 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuki Oiwa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hiroaki Okuno | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Takuma Nishimura | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Il-gyu Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caprini | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Keiya Shiihashi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hirotaka Mita | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nanasei Iino | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Katsuya Nagato | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiya Sento | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keijiro Ogawa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J2 League | Yokohama FC | 4 | 35 |
| 2012 | Emperor's Cup | Tsukuba University | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | J. League Cup | Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 5 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J2 League | Yokohama FC | 5 | 35 |
| 2017 | J1 League | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | J. League Cup | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 10 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | Yokohama FC | Shonan Bellmare | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | Shonan Bellmare | Yokohama FC | Loan | — | €350k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Sagan Tosu | H. C. Sapporo | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-24 | H. C. Sapporo | Sagan Tosu | Loan | — | €400k |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki Front. | Return from loan | — | €500k |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | Kawasaki Front. | Vegalta Sendai | Loan | — | €200k |
Last 13 matches for Yokohama FC while Yoshihiro Nakano was at the club (joined 2025-02-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–3 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2026-04-25 | JAP1 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-04-20 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 1–1 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-04-13 | JAP1 |
Albirex Niigata | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 2–0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Available |
| 2026-04-02 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–1 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 2–0 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–2 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2026-03-02 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-02-26 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 0–0 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 1–0 | Fagiano Okayama | Available |
| 2026-02-15 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 0–1 | FC Tokyo | Available |
Teams faced most often by Yoshihiro Nakano'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 39% |
| Vissel Kobe | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 39 | 70 | -31 | 24% |
| FC Tokyo | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 58% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 72 | -29 | 21% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 38% |
| Kashima Antlers | 37 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 35% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 37 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 22% |
| Gamba Osaka | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 32% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 27% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 36% |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 28% |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 45% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Senior debut season | |
| 2012 | 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 | 38 | 558 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1,918 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 35 | 1,243 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 24 | 934 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 692 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Emperor's Cup
28 apps
6 G
6 A
J1 League
127 apps
5 G
9 A
J2 League
35 apps
4 G
5 A
J. League Cup
43 apps
3 G
5 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
15 apps
1 G
2 A
J1 - 1st Stage
10 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Yoshihiro Nakano?
Yoshihiro Nakano is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a left midfield for Yokohama FC.
How old is Yoshihiro Nakano?
Yoshihiro Nakano is 33 years old. He was born on February 24, 1993 in Akune, Kagoshima.
What position does Yoshihiro Nakano play?
Yoshihiro Nakano plays as a left midfield (Midfield - Left Midfield).
What club does Yoshihiro Nakano play for?
Yoshihiro Nakano currently plays for Yokohama FC.
How many career goals has Yoshihiro Nakano scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yoshihiro Nakano has scored 19 goals in 258 appearances.
What is Yoshihiro Nakano's market value?
Yoshihiro Nakano's most recent reported market value is €250k.