Hotaka Nakamura

Nakamura's current-season form is level with last season (Season 6→6), while his Rating held around 27. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Machida Zelvia · 1st	3	2	0	7.2	27	6
2026/27	Machida Zelvia	17	1	1	6.79	—	—
2025/26	Machida Zelvia · 6th	5	1	0	6.9	27	6
2024/25	FC Tokyo · 7th	19	0	0	6.72	41	12
2023/24	FC Tokyo · 11th	7	1	3	6.97	46	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

H. Nakamura is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Machida Zelvia, rated 26.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (10.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakamura.

On the season, Nakamura graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 5 appearances (0.261 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 6). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 29 Nakamura is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

26.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

10.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.26

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Machida Zelvia finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

1 goal in 5 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 10.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions 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 %10.1%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.261

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.261

Defensive actions / 903.391

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.261

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 29, Nakamura sits on 4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakamura's projected Rating — 26.9 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 attacking midfielders in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions7—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Machida ZelviaJan 2025 – now

FC Tokyountil Jan 2025

About H. Nakamura

Hotaka Nakamura is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Machida Zelvia, born on August 12, 1997 in Yokosuka, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Japan. Machida Zelvia currently sit 1st of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, H. Nakamura has made 3 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 257 minutes.

H. Nakamura's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Machida Zelvia face Mito Hollyhock away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates H. Nakamura at 26.9 with a Season form score of 3.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, H. Nakamura has totalled 109 club appearances with 6 goals and 7 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 28 appearances for FC Tokyo.

H. Nakamura's career has also included time at FC Tokyo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.