based on the 2026 season · updated 19 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gamba Osaka.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Scout report
S. Nakano is a 23-year-old full-back at Gamba Osaka, rated 41 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakano.
On the season, Nakano graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.133 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 6 → 3). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 23 Nakano is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gamba Osaka finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 11.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 41 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
