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Naoki Nomura

Experienced headRenofa Yamaguchi · 35 yrsRotation

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNaoki Nomura
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityJapan
Age35
Date of birth17 Apr 1991
BirthplaceShimonoseki
Height168 cm
ClubRenofa Yamaguchi
Central midfielder
12
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
775
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oita Trinita.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

N. Nomura is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Oita Trinita, rated 8.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nomura.

On the season, Nomura graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 7). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 35 Nomura is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistent
8.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
6.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
22.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Oita Trinita finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

12
Apps
0
Def. / 90
Tackles
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 22.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the J3 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.