Leon Nozawa

Nozawa's current-season form is up 75% on last season (Season 4→7), while his Rating eased 50→47. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Tokyo	10	1	2	6.68	—	—
2025/26	FC Tokyo · 11th	24	1	1	6.78	47	7
2024/25	FC Tokyo · 7th	14	1	1	6.47	50	4
2023/24	FC Tokyo · 11th	3	0	0	6.7	43	0
2023/24	Matsumoto YamagaLoan	15	2	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Sagamihara	7	1	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Rising starWinger

L. Nozawa is a 23-year-old winger at Jubilo Iwata, rated 48.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 4th of 215 on scout potential in the J2 League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.24 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nozawa.

Judged on this season alone, Nozawa graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 4 of the 4 wingers in the J2 League, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 24 appearances (0.235 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 7). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 25% of the 4 wingers in the J2 League. At 23 Nozawa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Nozawa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

Current potential1st of 4 wingers · J2 League · 24 apps Current season4th of 4 wingers · J2 League · 24 apps 4th-best winger in the J2 League 4th in the J2 League · potential 1st-highest potential winger in the J2 League

48.9

Ratingi

1st of 4 wingers

10.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.24

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Jubilo Iwata finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.04

Goals / app

1 goal in 24 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.24 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.9, Nozawa carries the 1st-highest potential of the wingers in the J2 League of 4 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.24 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %35.4%

Available fixtures24 of 11

Goals / 900.118

Assists / 900.118

Goal contribution / 900.235

Defensive actions / 901.529

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %27.3

Dribble success %31

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.235

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 23, Nozawa sits on 8.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Nozawa's projected Rating — 48.9 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 wingers in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Shots on target3—

Shots11—

Passing

Assists1—

Chances created18—

Passes249—

Possession

Successful dribbles9—

Dribble success31%—

Duels won40—

Duels won %46%—

Fouls won15—

Penalties won2—

Defending

Tackles7—

Interceptions4—

Blocks2—

Fouls committed4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Jubilo Iwata(on loan)Jun 2026 – now

FC Tokyo(back from loan)Jan 2024 – Jun 2026

Matsumoto Yamaga(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jan 2024

FC Tokyo(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Aug 2023

Sagamihara(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

FC Tokyountil Jan 2022

About L. Nozawa

Leon Nozawa is a 23-year-old winger who plays for Jubilo Iwata, born on July 21, 2003, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Japan. Jubilo Iwata currently sit 11th of 20 in the J2 League.

This season

In the current season, L. Nozawa has made 24 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 765 minutes.

L. Nozawa's next match is on November 3, 2026, when Jubilo Iwata face Fujieda MYFC away in the J2 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Nozawa at 48.9 with a Season form score of 10.9, ranking 4th of 215 wingers in the J2 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, L. Nozawa has totalled 79 club appearances with 6 goals and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 24 appearances for FC Tokyo.

L. Nozawa's career has also included time at FC Tokyo, Matsumoto Yamaga and Sagamihara.

Transfer news

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Scout report

Output in context · Jubilo Iwata finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

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