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Koki Ogawa

Squad depthNEC Nijmegen · 29 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-forward
NationalityJapan
Age29
Date of birth8 Aug 1997
BirthplaceKanagawa
Height186 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubNEC Nijmegen
Centre-forward
26
Appearances
8
Goals
3
Assists
1274
Minutes

Domestic-league season · NEC Nijmegen.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

Koki Ogawa is a 29-year-old centre-forward at NEC Nijmegen, rated 44.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 78 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (41.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.78 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ogawa.

Judged on this season alone, Ogawa graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 7 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie, on 8 goals and 3 assists in 26 appearances (0.777 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 30 → 34). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 5th of 7 of the 7 centre-forwards in the Eredivisie. At 29 Ogawa is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent
44.2
Ratingi
5th of 7 centre-forwards
34.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
41.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.78
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · NEC Nijmegen finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

26
Apps
8
Goals
3
Assists
11
G+A
0.31
Goals / app

8 goals in 26 appearances (0.31 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.42 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.78 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 41.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.2, Ogawa carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Eredivisie of 7. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.78 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions3
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.