Hayato Nukui

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gainare Tottori · 11th	20	0	1	6.77	18	22
2024/25	Gainare Tottori	37	2	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Sagamihara	14	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Fujieda MYFC	5	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Fujieda MYFC	14	3	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Mito Hollyhock	10	1	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

H. Nukui is a 29-year-old central defender at Gainare Tottori, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 20 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 30% of J3 League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 21.4, ranking 165th of 260 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (99.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nukui.

Judged on this season alone, Nukui graded 22 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League, on 5 clean sheets and 1.707 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Nukui, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 34th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the J3 League. At 29 Nukui is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential34th of 57 centre-backs · J3 League Current seasonTop 30% centre-backs · J3 League 17th-best centre-back in the J3 League 165th in the J3 League · potential 34th-highest potential centre-back in the J3 League

21.4

Ratingi

34th of 57 centre-backs

21.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

99.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

1.71

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Gainare Tottori finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.71

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 99.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.71 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.4, Nukui carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the J3 League of 57. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %99.6%

Available fixtures20 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.05

Goal contribution / 900.05

Defensive actions / 901.707

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %84

Cards / 900.151

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 29, Nukui sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nukui's projected Rating — 21.4 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 J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Defending

Tackles4

Interceptions28

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Gainare TottoriJan 2024 – nowFree

SagamiharaJan 2023 – Jan 2024Free

Fujieda MYFCAug 2021 – Jan 2023

Mito Hollyhockuntil Aug 2021

Tochigi SCJan 2018 – Aug 2021Free

Cerezo Osakauntil Jan 2018

About H. Nukui

Hayato Nukui is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Gainare Tottori, born on November 14, 1996 in Osaka, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Japan. Gainare Tottori currently sit 13th of 20 in the J3 League.

This season

In the current season, H. Nukui has made 20 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,793 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

H. Nukui's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Gainare Tottori face FC Ryukyu away in the J3 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates H. Nukui at 21.4 with a Season form score of 21.6, ranking 165th of 260 centre-backs in the J3 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Emperor Cup and the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, H. Nukui has totalled 113 club appearances with 6 goals and 1 assist for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Gainare Tottori.

H. Nukui's career has also included time at Sagamihara, Fujieda MYFC, Mito Hollyhock, Tochigi SC and Cerezo Osaka.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Gainare Tottori finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points