S. Nakajima

Nakajima's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 12→8), while his Rating eased 29→20. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Urawa · 7th	17	1	2	6.78	20	8
2024/25	Urawa · 13th	22	1	4	6.93	29	12
2023/24	Urawa · 4th	6	1	0	6.72	32	3
2022/23	Antalyaspor · 13th	15	0	0	6.36	31	3
2021/22	Portimonense · 13th	20	1	2	6.89	52	18
2020/21	FC Porto · 2nd	4	0	1	6.77	51	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Attacking midfielder

S. Nakajima is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Urawa, rated 20.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.34 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakajima.

On the season, Nakajima graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 2 assists in 17 appearances (0.506 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 31 Nakajima is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs

20.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.51

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Urawa finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.06

Goals / app

1 goal in 17 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.34 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.51 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %15.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.169

Assists / 900.337

Goal contribution / 900.506

Defensive actions / 900.674

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %14.3

Shot accuracy %58.3

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.348

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 31, Nakajima sits on 6.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakajima's projected Rating — 20.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.