Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kitakyushu.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J3 League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 850 | 7.03 |
Scout report
R. Nagai is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Kitakyushu, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 9, top 68% of J3 League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 6.2, ranking 288th of 300 in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (24.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.32 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nagai.
Judged on this season alone, Nagai graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 57 of the 57 centre-forwards in the J3 League, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances (0.318 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 9). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 54th of 57 of the 57 centre-forwards in the J3 League. At 35 Nagai is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.
Nagai is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Kitakyushu finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side
3 goals in 14 appearances (0.21 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.9% 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
With a Rating of 6.2, Nagai carries the 54th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J3 League of 57 — though on just 14 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 (0.32 goal contributions 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.
Transfer news
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