Kensuke Nagai

Nagai's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→14), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Nagoya Grampus · 13th	1	0	0	6.3	10	14
2026/27	Nagoya Grampus	12	3	0	6.82	—	—
2025/26	Nagoya Grampus · 16th	36	2	2	6.9	10	14
2024/25	Nagoya Grampus · 11th	34	6	3	6.81	17	28
2023/24	Nagoya Grampus · 6th	33	4	4	6.74	19	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	12	3
Japan U23	12	6

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

K. Nagai is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Nagoya Grampus, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 14. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (52% of available minutes). He brings 0.2 goal contributions per 90 (0.1 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nagai.

On the season, Nagai graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 2 assists in 36 appearances (0.202 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 37 Nagai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistent

9.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.2

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Nagoya Grampus finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

2 goals in 36 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 9.6 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.101

Assists / 900.101

Goal contribution / 900.202

Defensive actions / 901.011

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.202

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 37, Nagai sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nagai's projected Rating — 9.6 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-forwards in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Nagoya GrampusJul 2022 – now

FC TokyoJan 2017 – Jul 2022

Nagoya GrampusAug 2013 – Jan 2017

Standard LiegeJan 2013 – Aug 2013€ 340K

Nagoya Grampusuntil Jan 2013

About K. Nagai

Kensuke Nagai is a 37-year-old centre-forward who plays for Nagoya Grampus, born on March 5, 1989 in Hiroshima, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Japan. Nagoya Grampus currently sit 13th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, K. Nagai has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 13 minutes.

K. Nagai's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Nagoya Grampus face Fagiano Okayama at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Nagai at 9.6 with a Season form score of 14.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the J-League Cup and the Asian Games. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, K. Nagai has totalled 502 club appearances with 86 goals and 36 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 38 appearances for FC Tokyo.

K. Nagai's career has also included time at FC Tokyo and Standard Liege.

On the international stage, K. Nagai has represented Japan and Japan U23 — 24 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.