Riku Nakayama
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2025
Among 467 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 2001-01-22 · 6 players total
| Full name | Riku Nakayama |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 中山 陸 |
| Date of birth | 2001-01-22 (25 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 174.00 m |
| Current club | SC Sagamihara |
| Joined | 2025-08-09 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | GLOBALL FootBiz ... |
Percentile rank vs 235 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventforet Kofu | 8 | 2018 | 2025 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 1,933 |
| SC Sagamihara | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 261 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 268 |
| Kataller Toyama | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 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 | Ventforet Kofu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 377 |
| 2025 | J3 League | SC Sagamihara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J. League Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,117 |
| 2023 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J3 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J3 League | Kataller Toyama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J. League Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-02-01 | Tokai S'hara HS | Ventforet Kofu | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-07 | Ventforet Kofu | Kataller Toyama | Loan | 125000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Kataller Toyama | Ventforet Kofu | Return from loan | 100000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-23 | Ventforet Kofu | Matsumoto Yama. | Loan | 75000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Matsumoto Yama. | Ventforet Kofu | Return from loan | 75000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-09 | Ventforet Kofu | SC Sagamihara | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Torn ankle ligaments | 2019-10-31 | 2020-01-31 | 93 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Hamstring injury | 2025-03-23 | 2025-05-18 | 57 | 13 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #28425 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #24750 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazushi Mitsuhira | 1 | 0 | 986 |
| Kohei Kawata | 1 | 0 | 959 |
| Adaílton | 1 | 1 | 890 |
| Tsubasa Shibuya | 1 | 0 | 882 |
| Jumma Miyazaki | 1 | 0 | 881 |
| Iwana Kobayashi | 1 | 0 | 875 |
| Taiga Son | 1 | 0 | 874 |
| Hideomi Yamamoto | 1 | 0 | 773 |
| Tatsushi Koyanagi | 2 | 0 | 632 |
| Takuto Kimura | 1 | 0 | 631 |
| Takahiro Iida | 1 | 1 | 618 |
| Ryotaro Nakamura | 1 | 0 | 615 |
| Kazuhiro Sato | 1 | 0 | 593 |
| Riku Yamada | 2 | 0 | 486 |
| Peter Utaka | 1 | 1 | 479 |
| Renato Augusto | 1 | 0 | 457 |
| Miki Inoue | 1 | 0 | 456 |
| Yamato Naito | 1 | 0 | 364 |
| Yuta Imazu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Masahiro Sekiguchi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 3 | 14 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | J3 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 | 8 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J2 League | Ventforet Kofu | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | J. League Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 1 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-01-31 | Matsumoto Yama. | Ventforet Kofu | Return from loan | — | €75k |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-23 | Ventforet Kofu | Matsumoto Yama. | Loan | — | €75k |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-31 | Kataller Toyama | Ventforet Kofu | Return from loan | — | €100k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-07 | Ventforet Kofu | Kataller Toyama | Loan | — | €125k |
Teams faced most often by Riku Nakayama'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0% |
| Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| FC Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Vissel Kobe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senior debut season | |
| 2018 | 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 | 638 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Riku Nakayama
Who is Riku Nakayama?
Riku Nakayama is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for SC Sagamihara.
How old is Riku Nakayama?
Riku Nakayama is 25 years old. He was born on January 22, 2001 in ---, Kanagawa.
What position does Riku Nakayama play?
Riku Nakayama plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Riku Nakayama play for?
Riku Nakayama currently plays for SC Sagamihara.
How many career goals has Riku Nakayama scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Riku Nakayama has scored 10 goals in 75 appearances.
What is Riku Nakayama's market value?
Riku Nakayama's most recent reported market value is €175k.
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