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Nicolai Vallys

Project playerFC Tokyo · 30 yrsStarterNew signing

based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameNicolai Frimodt Vallys
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityDenmark
Age30
Date of birth4 Sept 1996
BirthplaceKøbenhavn
Height189 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubFC Tokyo
Centre-forward
31
Appearances
7
Goals
7
Assists
2554
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brondby.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Brondby — UEFA Europa Conference League: 3 apps, 2g 1a, 458 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at FC Tokyo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

N. Vallys is a 30-year-old centre-forward at FC Tokyo, enjoying a standout season — 7 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 11% of J1 League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29.5, ranking 110th of 193 in the J1 League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (91.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vallys.

Judged on this season alone, Vallys graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League, on 7 goals and 7 assists in 31 appearances (0.493 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 42). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 17th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the J1 League. At 30 Vallys is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 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 downBreakout: 2023/24
29.5
Ratingi
17th of 28 centre-forwards
43.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
91.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.49
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · FC Tokyo finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

31
Apps
7
Goals
7
Assists
14
G+A
0.23
Goals / app

7 goals in 31 appearances (0.23 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.45 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 91.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.5, Vallys carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J1 League of 28. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.49 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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 J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7
Shots on target19
Shots42
Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists7
Chances created40
Passes1,151
Pass accuracy81%

Possession

Successful dribbles23
Dribble success59%
Duels won104
Duels won %46.6%
Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles32
Interceptions21
Blocks2
Fouls committed33
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.