Katsuya Nakano
Midfield - Right Midfield
at Tochigi SC
at Tochigi SC
348 days · joined 2025-06-10
👕100+ Apps
Market value
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Right Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
2018
debut season
0.13
goals / match
FC Ryukyu
top club · 68 apps
Position rank · 2025
#29
goals rank
#15
assists rank
18
season goals
18
season assists
Among 69 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€350k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
7
best season · 2023
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1996-09-13 · 6 players total
144Appearances
18Goals
18Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
19Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Katsuya Nakano |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 中野 克哉 |
| Date of birth | 1996-09-13 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Nara, Nara, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | Tochigi SC |
| Joined | 2025-06-10 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | JAPAN SPORTS ... |
Jul 2025
2025 — RB Omiya Ardija, Tochigi SC
14 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2025
Transfer: RB Omiya → Tochigi SC
25/26 · Transfer
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Omiya Ardija
22 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: FC Ryukyu → Omiya Ardija
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — FC Ryukyu
35 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — FC Ryukyu
33 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2022
Transfer: Kyoto Sanga → FC Ryukyu
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Kyoto Sanga
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Kyoto Sanga
14 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Kyoto Sanga
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2019
Transfer: Kwansei Gakuin → Kyoto Sanga
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Kwansei Gakuin University
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2015
Transfer: Kyoto Tachi. HS → Kwansei Gakuin
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
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).
Goals2 total · 0.44/90
Assists3 total · 0.67/90
G+A5 total · 1.11/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.67/90
Minutes played by club
RB Omiya Ardija
0.0%
Tochigi SC
23.8%
Omiya Ardija
0.0%
FC Ryukyu
42.7%
Kyoto Sanga
33.5%
Kwansei Gakuin University
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB Omiya Ardija | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tochigi SC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 405 |
| Omiya Ardija | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FC Ryukyu | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 68 | 13 | 8 | 726 |
| Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 2019 | 2021 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 569 |
| Kwansei Gakuin University | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | RB Omiya Ardija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J. League Cup | RB Omiya Ardija | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J2 League | RB Omiya Ardija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J3 League | Tochigi SC | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 405 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Omiya Ardija | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Omiya Ardija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J3 League | Omiya Ardija | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | FC Ryukyu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J3 League | FC Ryukyu | 34 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 349 |
| 2022 | J2 League | FC Ryukyu | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 377 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 242 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J2 League | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup | Kwansei Gakuin University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2015-04-01 | Kyoto Tachi. HS | Kwansei Gakuin | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-02-01 | Kwansei Gakuin | Kyoto Sanga | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-09 | Kyoto Sanga | FC Ryukyu | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-08 | FC Ryukyu | Omiya Ardija | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-06-10 | RB Omiya | Tochigi SC | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Strain in the thigh and gluteal muscles | 2025-02-04 | 2025-03-25 | 50 | 6 |
Current—
Peak€350k
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoya Wakahara | 2 | 0 | 905 |
| Masato Kojima | 2 | 0 | 879 |
| Shimpei Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 783 |
| Takahiro Iida | 2 | 0 | 678 |
| Ren Ikeda | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keigo Numata | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuri Mori | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryohei Okazaki | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haruto Shirai | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Takayuki Takayasu | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yu Tomidokoro | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki Omoto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dany Carvajal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sho Hiramatsu | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Takahiro Yanagi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Koki Kiyotake | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Junto Taguchi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuto Takezawa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Makito Uehara | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | J3 League | FC Ryukyu | 7 | 34 |
| 2022 | J2 League | FC Ryukyu | 6 | 33 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 14 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | J2 League | FC Ryukyu | 5 | 33 |
| 2023 | J3 League | FC Ryukyu | 3 | 34 |
| 2024 | J3 League | Omiya Ardija | 3 | 20 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 405 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 35 | 349 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.06 |
| 2022 | 33 | 377 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2021 | 13 | 242 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J3 League
65 apps
9 G
9 A
J2 League
66 apps
8 G
8 A
Emperor's Cup
11 apps
1 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Katsuya Nakano
Who is Katsuya Nakano?
Katsuya Nakano is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Tochigi SC.
How old is Katsuya Nakano?
Katsuya Nakano is 29 years old. He was born on September 13, 1996 in Nara, Nara.
What position does Katsuya Nakano play?
Katsuya Nakano plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).
What club does Katsuya Nakano play for?
Katsuya Nakano currently plays for Tochigi SC.
How many career goals has Katsuya Nakano scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Katsuya Nakano has scored 18 goals in 144 appearances.