Shun Nakamura

Nakamura's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 14→4), while his Rating eased 23→15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Jubilo Iwata · 5th	13	1	0	—	15	4
2024/25	Jubilo Iwata · 18th	16	1	1	6.76	23	14
2023/24	Avispa Fukuoka · 7th	13	0	2	6.79	29	12
2022/23	Avispa Fukuoka · 14th	26	1	1	6.89	37	26
2021/22	Avispa Fukuoka · 8th	24	0	0	6.89	40	14
2021/22	Shonan Bellmare	11	0	0	6.89	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

S. Nakamura is a 32-year-old central midfielder at FC Gifu, rated 18.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 164th of 260 on scout potential in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (60.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakamura.

Judged on this season alone, Nakamura graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 75th of 100 of the 100 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 64th of 100 of the 100 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 32 Nakamura is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential64th of 100 central midfielders · J3 League · 13 apps Current season75th of 100 central midfielders · J3 League · 13 apps 75th-best central midfielder in the J3 League 164th in the J3 League · potential 64th-highest potential central midfielder in the J3 League

18.1

Ratingi

64th of 100 central midfielders

8.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Gifu finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 0 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 32, 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 18.1, Nakamura carries the 64th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League of 100 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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 (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.3%

Available fixtures13 of 11

Goals / 900.083

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.083

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 32, Nakamura sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nakamura's projected Rating — 18.1 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC GifuJan 2026 – nowFree

Jubilo IwataJan 2024 – Jan 2026

Avispa FukuokaJul 2021 – Jan 2024

Shonan BellmareJan 2021 – Jul 2021

Montedio YamagataJan 2017 – Jan 2021

Thespakusatsu Gunmauntil Jan 2017

About S. Nakamura

Shun Nakamura is a 32-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Gifu, born on February 24, 1994 in Funabashi, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Japan. FC Gifu currently sit 6th of 20 in the J3 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Nakamura has made 13 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,085 minutes.

S. Nakamura's next match is on October 31, 2026, when FC Gifu face Osaka at home in the J3 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Nakamura at 18.1 with a Season form score of 8.6, ranking 164th of 260 central midfielders in the J3 League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the J-League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, S. Nakamura has totalled 278 club appearances with 24 goals and 4 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 40 appearances for Montedio Yamagata.

S. Nakamura's career has also included time at Jubilo Iwata, Avispa Fukuoka, Shonan Bellmare, Montedio Yamagata and Thespakusatsu Gunma.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Gifu finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points