Boniface Nduka

Following his move to Vissel Kobe, Nduka's current-season form is level with last season (Season 43→43), while his Rating held around 33. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Vissel Kobe · 8th	1	0	6.7	33	43
2026/27	Vissel Kobe	9	0	6.87	—	—
2025/26	Vissel Kobe	2	0	7.1	—	—
2025/26	Yokohama FC · 18th	37	2	6.91	33	43
2024/25	Yokohama FC	36	2	—	—	—
2023/24	Yokohama FC · 18th	26	2	6.77	41	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

B. Nduka is a 30-year-old central defender at Yokohama FC, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 43. On long-term scout potential he's rated 32.7. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (96.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nduka.

On the season, Nduka graded 43 for current form (age-blind), on 12 clean sheets and 3.178 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 43 → 43). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 30 Nduka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Nduka is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

32.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

96.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.18

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Yokohama FC finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.18

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.055

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.055

Defensive actions / 903.178

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.137

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 30, Nduka sits on 7.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nduka's projected Rating — 32.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles48

Interceptions42

Blocks26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Vissel KobeJan 2026 – now-

Yokohama FCJan 2023 – Jan 2026

Tokyo VerdyJan 2021 – Jan 2023Free

Mito Hollyhockuntil Jan 2021

About B. Nduka

Boniface Nduka is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Vissel Kobe, born on February 15, 1996 in Saitama, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Japan. Vissel Kobe currently sit 8th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, B. Nduka has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 11 minutes.

B. Nduka's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Vissel Kobe face Cerezo Osaka at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Nduka at 32.7 with a Season form score of 43. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, B. Nduka has totalled 237 club appearances with 16 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 37 appearances for Mito Hollyhock.

B. Nduka's career has also included time at Yokohama FC, Tokyo Verdy and Mito Hollyhock.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.