Kento Nishiya
Career snapshot
Position rank · 2025
Among 359 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1999-11-07 · 6 players total
| Full name | Kento Nishiya |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 西矢 健人 |
| Date of birth | 1999-11-07 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Hyogo, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Sagan Tosu |
| Joined | 2024-07-29 |
| Contract expires | 2026-01-31 |
| Agent | K Nagata |
Percentile rank vs 262 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagan Tosu | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1,773 |
| Fujieda MYFC | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1,035 |
| FC Osaka | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 1,800 |
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 | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J2 League | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,773 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | J2 League | Fujieda MYFC | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1,035 |
| 2023 | J2 League | Fujieda MYFC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | J3 League | FC Osaka | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,800 |
| 2022 | Japan Football League | FC Osaka | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-04-01 | Osaka Toin HS | Meiji Uni | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-02-01 | Meiji Uni | FC Osaka | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-07 | FC Osaka | Fujieda MYFC | Loan | 125000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Fujieda MYFC | FC Osaka | Return from loan | 125000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-01 | FC Osaka | Fujieda MYFC | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-29 | Fujieda MYFC | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | 250000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €375k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazaki Nakagawa | 1 | 0 | 953 |
| Takahiro Kitsui | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryosuke Hisadomi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomoki Taniguchi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| So Nakagawa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shusuke Sakamoto | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Naoki Tanaka | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Chidi Kitamura | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nobuyuki Kawashima | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsunari Nagai | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yusuke Imamura | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sang-ho Woo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rikuto Kubo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keigo Enomoto | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranjiro Machida | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Yamura | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Tachino | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuya Mima | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J2 League | Fujieda MYFC | 2 | 23 |
| 2023 | J3 League | FC Osaka | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | J2 League | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | J2 League | Fujieda MYFC | 4 | 23 |
| 2024 | J1 League | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | Japan Football League | FC Osaka | 1 | 24 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-01-31 | Fujieda MYFC | FC Osaka | Return from loan | — | €125k |
| 23/24 | 2023-08-07 | FC Osaka | Fujieda MYFC | Loan | — | €125k |
Last 34 matches for Sagan Tosu while Kento Nishiya was at the club (joined 2024-07-29). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 1–4 | Kashiwa Reysol | Available |
| 2025-06-26 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-06-22 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 3–0 | Kyoto Sanga FC | Available |
| 2025-06-16 | JAP1 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 2–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-05-31 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 0–1 | FC Tokyo | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-05-15 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 5–2 | Kawasaki Frontale | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | JAP1 |
Júbilo Iwata | 0–3 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-05-06 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 2–1 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-05-03 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | Tokyo Verdy | Available |
| 2025-04-28 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1–1 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-04-20 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 4–2 | Kashima Antlers | Available |
| 2025-04-14 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2–1 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-04-07 | JAP1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-04-03 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 0–0 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | JAP1 |
FC Machida Zelvia | 3–1 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 0–2 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 4–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Available |
| 2025-02-24 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Albirex Niigata | Available |
| 2024-12-08 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 3–0 | Júbilo Iwata | Available |
| 2024-11-30 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0–3 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-11-09 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Available |
| 2024-11-03 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 2–1 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2024-10-19 | JAP1 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 2–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-10-05 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 1–1 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 0–0 | Avispa Fukuoka | Available |
| 2024-09-22 | JAP1 |
Tokyo Verdy | 2–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-09-13 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 3–2 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-08-31 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 1–2 | Shonan Bellmare | Available |
| 2024-08-25 | JAP1 |
Vissel Kobe | 2–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-08-16 | JAP1 |
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 5–3 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
| 2024-08-11 | JAP1 |
Sagan Tosu | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Available |
| 2024-08-07 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 3–0 | Sagan Tosu | Available |
Teams faced most often by Kento Nishiya'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 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 25% |
| Gamba Osaka | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 25% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 25% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 33% |
| FC Tokyo | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 67% |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 8% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 25% |
| Vissel Kobe | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -20 | 0% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 17% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 33% |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 25% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 8% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senior debut season | |
| 2023 | 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 | 28 | 1,773 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 35 | 1,035 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 2023 | 32 | 1,800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Kento Nishiya
Who is Kento Nishiya?
Kento Nishiya is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Sagan Tosu.
How old is Kento Nishiya?
Kento Nishiya is 26 years old. He was born on November 7, 1999 in ---, Hyogo.
What position does Kento Nishiya play?
Kento Nishiya plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Kento Nishiya play for?
Kento Nishiya currently plays for Sagan Tosu.
How many career goals has Kento Nishiya scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kento Nishiya has scored 4 goals in 119 appearances.
What is Kento Nishiya's market value?
Kento Nishiya's most recent reported market value is €375k.