Kosuke Nakamura

Following his move to Cerezo Osaka, Nakamura's current-season form is up 633% on last season (Season 3→22), while his Rating held around 22. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Cerezo Osaka · 10th	7	3	43%	6.98	22	22
2026/27	Cerezo Osaka	17	0	0%	7.27	—	—
2024/25	Portimonense · 15th	3	1	33%	—	23	3
2023/24	Portimonense · 16th	20	2	10%	6.92	40	2
2022/23	Portimonense · 15th	30	7	23%	7.24	52	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	7	0
Japan U23	4	0
Japan U17	6	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Kosuke Nakamura is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Cerezo Osaka, rated 22.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 113 on scout potential in the J1 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (37.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakamura.

Judged on this season alone, Nakamura graded 22 — a solid campaign that ranks top 36% of the 25 goalkeepers in the J1 League, on 3 clean sheets across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 22). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 18th of 25 of the 25 goalkeepers in the J1 League. At 31 Nakamura is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential18th of 25 goalkeepers · J1 League · 7 apps Current season9th of 25 goalkeepers · J1 League · 7 apps 9th-best goalkeeper in the J1 League 96th in the J1 League · potential 18th-highest potential goalkeeper in the J1 League

22.1

Ratingi

18th of 25 goalkeepers

21.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

43%

CS rate

37.4%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 7 appearances (43% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.1, Nakamura carries the 18th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the J1 League of 25 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.4%

Available fixtures7 of 7

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %67

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 31, Nakamura sits on 4.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakamura's projected Rating — 22.1 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 goalkeepers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets3

Saves24—

Save rate82.8%—

Goals conceded5—

Distribution

Passes227

Pass accuracy67%—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cerezo OsakaJan 2026 – now-

PortimonenseJan 2021 – Jan 2026

Avispa Fukuoka(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jan 2021

Kashiwa Reysoluntil Jan 2015

About Kosuke Nakamura

Kosuke Nakamura is a 31-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Cerezo Osaka, born on February 27, 1995 in Tokyo, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Japan. Cerezo Osaka currently sit 10th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, Kosuke Nakamura has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 640 minutes.

Kosuke Nakamura's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Cerezo Osaka face V-varen Nagasaki away in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Kosuke Nakamura at 22.1 with a Season form score of 21.6, ranking 96th of 113 goalkeepers in the J1 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the J2 League and the J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Kosuke Nakamura has totalled 204 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 41 appearances for Kashiwa Reysol.

Kosuke Nakamura's career has also included time at Portimonense, Avispa Fukuoka and Kashiwa Reysol.

On the international stage, Kosuke Nakamura has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U17 — 17 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cerezo Osaka finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points