Y. Nakayama · career
Yūta Nakayama
Full Back · Machida Zelvia · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 141 appearances with 18 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at PEC Zwolle — Season rating 34, 1 goal and 2 assists in 29 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Machida Zelvia. Form is on a climb — up 20 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 5 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027/28 | Machida Zelvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 29 |
| 2026/27 | Machida Zelvia | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Machida Zelvia | 32 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Machida Zelvia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | Huddersfield Town U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Huddersfield | 23 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Huddersfield | 16 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | PEC Zwolle | 29 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 34 |
| 2020/21 | PEC Zwolle | 32 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | PEC Zwolle | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Asian Cup | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Kirin Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Copa America | 1 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | 2020/21 | Olympics Men | 6 | 0 |
| Japan U21 | 2018/19 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 3 | 0 |
| Japan U20 | 2017/18 | World Cup - U20 | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Kirin Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 1 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 |
Schedule · 2027/28
0 played3 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | J1 League | A FC Tokyo | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | J1 League | A JEF United Chiba | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | J1 League | H Urawa | 3-1 | Not in squad | — |