Yuta Nakayama #3
Defender
Centre-back
Japan
J1 League 2026/27 · 3 apps · 1 G · 2 A
Club
- Age
- 29 years
- born 16 February 1997
- Height
- 181 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2029
- At the club since
- Aug 2026
- from Machida Zelvia
- Matches this season
- 5
- 450 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J1 League | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.72 | 0.16 | 2.00 |
| Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 0.12 | 1.00 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7.32 | 0.28 | 1.67 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 7.32 across 5 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating22 Oct · vs FC København (H) 2–2 · 6.61
22 OctConference League
FC København home
D 2–2
90′
6.61
15 OctConference League
Lugano away
L 2–3
90′
6.81
23 AugJ1 League
Urawa Reds home
W 3–1
90′
6.85
15 AugJ1 League
JEF United away
W 4–0
90′
1G
7.97
8 AugJ1 League
FC Tokyo away
W 5–1
90′
2A
8.34
All 37 matches
2025/26
6 DecJ1 League
Kashiwa Reysol away
L 0–1
90′
7.02
30 NovJ1 League
Nagoya Grampus home
W 3–1
90′
6.82
9 NovJ1 League
FC Tokyo home
L 0–1
90′
7.05
25 OctJ1 League
Urawa Reds away
D 0–0
90′
7.03
18 OctJ1 League
Avispa Fukuoka home
D 0–0
90′
7.68
4 OctJ1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima away
L 1–2
90′
6.25
27 SepJ1 League
Fagiano Okayama home
W 1–0
90′
7.19
23 SepJ1 League
Kyoto Sanga away
D 1–1
90′
6.79
12 SepJ1 League
Yokohama home
D 1–1
90′
7.15
31 AugJ1 League
Kawasaki Frontale away
L 3–5
90′
5.87
23 AugJ1 League
Yokohama F. Marinos away
D 0–0
31′
6.54
20 AugJ1 League
Gamba Osaka home
W 3–1
90′
6.83
16 AugJ1 League
Cerezo Osaka home
W 3–0
90′
7.41
10 AugJ1 League
Vissel Kobe home
W 2–0
90′
1G
7.30
20 JulJ1 League
Tokyo Verdy away
W 1–0
14′
6.55
2024/25
29 JunJ1 League
Albirex Niigata away
W 4–0
13′
6.42
21 JunJ1 League
Kashima Antlers home
W 2–1
3′
7 MayJ1 League
Kyoto Sanga home
L 1–2
35′
6.67
3 MayJ1 League
Kashima Antlers away
L 0–1
90′
6.83
29 AprJ1 League
Cerezo Osaka away
W 2–1
90′
1A
7.67
25 AprJ1 League
Shonan Bellmare home
L 0–1
90′
7.42
20 AprJ1 League
Vissel Kobe away
L 0–1
90′
6.82
13 AprJ1 League
Urawa Reds home
L 0–2
90′
7.22
6 AprJ1 League
Kawasaki Frontale home
D 2–2
90′
1A
7.00
2 AprJ1 League
Gamba Osaka away
W 1–0
90′
7.00
29 MarJ1 League
Avispa Fukuoka away
D 2–2
90′
7.25
15 MarJ1 League
Albirex Niigata home
W 1–0
90′
7.14
8 MarJ1 League
Yokohama away
W 2–0
90′
6.87
2 MarJ1 League
Nagoya Grampus away
W 2–1
90′
7.20
26 FebJ1 League
Tokyo Verdy home
L 0–1
90′
7.12
22 FebJ1 League
FC Tokyo away
W 1–0
90′
1A
7.43
16 FebJ1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima home
L 1–2
90′
6.94
Transfers
- 28 Aug 2026transfer Machida Zelvia Crvena Zvezda €1.1m
- 14 Aug 2024free transfer Huddersfield Town Machida Zelvia —
- 15 Jul 2022free transfer PEC Zwolle Huddersfield Town —
- 15 Jan 2019transfer Kashiwa Reysol PEC Zwolle —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Crvena Zvezda Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Machida Zelvia J1 League | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | |||
| Machida Zelvia J1 League | 32 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | |||
| Machida Zelvia J1 League | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Huddersfield Town Championship · Carabao Cup | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Huddersfield Town Championship · Carabao Cup | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | |||
| PEC Zwolle Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | |||
| PEC Zwolle Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | |||
| PEC Zwolle Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | |||
| PEC Zwolle Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol J1 League | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol J1 League | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol J1 League | 26 | 2 | 0 |