M. Nakajima · career
Motohiko Nakajima
Center Forward · Vegalta Sendai · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Nakajima is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 2 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 1 club — 48 appearances, 7 goals and 2 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Cerezo Osaka — Season rating 24, 5 goals and 2 assists in 36 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Cerezo Osaka. Form is on a climb — up 18 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Cerezo Osaka | 36 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | Vegalta Sendai | 40 | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Vegalta Sendai | 33 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | Albirex NiigataLoan | 35 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 34 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cerezo Osaka U23 | 31 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Emperor Cup×2J-League Cup×2Super Cup×2J-League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 Leagueat Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 1204 | 0 | 4 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played36 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Cerezo Osaka — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | Friendlies Clubs | A Noboeka | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Friendlies Clubs | H FC Gifu | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Kitakyushu | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 28 | Friendlies Clubs | A Yokohama FC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | J2/J3 League | A Tochigi City | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 14 | J2/J3 League | A Yokohama FC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | J2/J3 League | A Tochigi SC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | J2/J3 League | H Vanraure Hachinohe | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | J2/J3 League | H Shonan Bellmare | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | J2/J3 League | H Sagamihara | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | J2/J3 League | A Montedio Yamagata | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 29 | J2/J3 League | A Blaublitz Akita | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 4 | J2/J3 League | H Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | J2/J3 League | A Sagamihara | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | J2/J3 League | H Tochigi City | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | J2/J3 League | H Montedio Yamagata | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 29 | J2/J3 League | A Thespakusatsu Gunma | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | J2/J3 League | H Blaublitz Akita | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 6 | J2/J3 League | H Tochigi SC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | J2/J3 League | A Vanraure Hachinohe | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | J2/J3 League | A Shonan Bellmare | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 23 | J2/J3 League | H Yokohama FC | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 30 | J2/J3 League | H Ventforet Kofu | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 6 | J2/J3 League | H Kataller Toyama | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Kashima | 0-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | J2 League | A Fujieda MYFC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | J2 League | H Oita Trinita | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | J2 League | A Vanraure Hachinohe | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | Emperor Cup | H Tochigi City | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | J2 League | H Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | J2 League | A Shonan Bellmare | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 9 | J-League Cup | A Fukushima United | 3-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | J2 League | H Consadole Sapporo | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | J2 League | A Tochigi City | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 26 | J2 League | A Iwaki | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | J2 League | H Jubilo Iwata | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |