Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2832 | 7.19 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 9 | 0 | 1 | 758 | 7.06 |
 Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 7.31 |
Nakano's current-season form is down 34% on last season (Season 41→27), while his Rating eased 63→50. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 41).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 4th | 37 | 1 | 1 | 7.19 | 50 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 2nd | 38 | 5 | 5 | 7.19 | 63 | 41 |
| 2023/24 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd | 30 | 1 | 3 | 6.76 | 53 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 44 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Nakano is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 50.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 377 in the J1 League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (82.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nakano.
Judged on this season alone, Nakano graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.574 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 27). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, top 13% of the 49 defensive midfielders in the J1 League. At 26 Nakano is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 50.3, Nakano carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J1 League (top 13%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 26, Nakano sits on 13.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Nakano's projected Rating — 50.3 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
