Kensei Nakashima

Renofa Yamaguchi · Attacking Midfield · Right foot · 30 · Japan · #4

Apps · 26/27: 16 16 starts; J3-League
Minutes: 1,189 73%; of 1,620 available
Goals: 1; one every 1189 min
Assists: 2; 9 key passes
Avg rating: 6.67
Market Value: €704K #6; at Renofa Yamaguchi

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.67

7.1
6.5
6.8
6.7
6.9
6.4
6.9
6.6
6.3
6.5

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
8 Nov	Roasso KumamotoA · JL	2-1	63′	–	–	6.5
3 Nov	Kagoshima UnitedH · JL	1-1	60′	–	–	6.3
31 Oct	Giravanz KitakyushuH · JL	0-2	90′	–	–	6.6
25 Oct	Matsumoto YamagaA · JL	2-0	66′	–	–	6.9
21 Oct	EhimeA · JL	1-2	62′	–	–	6.4
18 Oct	Kochi UnitedH · JL	2-0	77′	–	1	6.9
11 Oct	TochigiA · JL	1-0	62′	–	–	6.7
3 Oct	GifuA · JL	2-0	72′	–	–	6.8
26 Sept	SagamiharaH · JL	2-2	79′	–	1	6.5
20 Sept	Zweigen KanazawaA · JL	2-1	62′	1	–	7.1

All matches · 8 more

12 Sept	ThespaKusatsu GunmaH · JL	2-0	81′	–	1	8.1
5 Sept	Gainare TottoriA · JL	3-0	90′	–	–	7.1
30 Aug	OsakaH · JL	0-0	90′	–	–	6.1
22 Aug	Nara ClubA · JL	1-3	70′	–	–	6.7
15 Aug	RyūkyūH · JL	1-0	75′	–	–	6.4
8 Aug	Parceiro NaganoA · JL	0-1	90′	–	–	7.3
29 Nov	Gainare TottoriA · JL	1-2	90′	–	–	6.3
24 Nov	SagamiharaH · JL	2-1	90′	–	–	6.4

Chart: oldest → newest · team record 6-2-2 (W-D-L) · 1 G · 2 A in 693 min. Rating colours: green 8.0+, blue 7.0+, amber 6.0+, red below. H / A = home / away. Club and country.

Form · 16 matches

since 8 Aug

Avg 6.78High 8.1Low 6.1

9 W3 D4 L

Appearances 26/27

16 started0 off the bench

What stands out

13% Involved in 3 of Renofa Yamaguchi's 23 goals this season: 1 scored, 2 assisted.
3 Scored or assisted in 3 Renofa Yamaguchi games in a row (12 Sept – 26 Sept).

Position

Attacking MidfieldMidfielder · Right foot

Personal information

Date of birth: 23 Sept 1996
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Tactical role: Attacking Midfield
Preferred foot: Right foot

Last match · activity & stats

8 Nov 2026

@ Roasso KumamotoAway · J3-League

W 1–26.5

Starter · 3-4-2-1 · Attacking midfield · #4 · 63′▼ 62′

Tactical & action zone · 3-4-2-1 attacking midfield · 34 touches · attacking →

Touches34 in 63′ played

Passes26/28 93% accurate

Duels won2/4 50% won

Dribbles0/1 0% completed

Pass accuracy · 26 / 2893%

Duels won · 2 / 450%

Passing & progression

Accurate passes: 26 / 28 (93%)

Attack & threat

Shots (on target): 1 (0)
Dribbles (completed): 0 / 1

Duels & retention

Total duels won: 2 / 4 (50%)
Fouls drawn: 1
Possession lost: 3

Defence & discipline

Clearances: 2
Minutes played: 63′

Verified match statistics from Renofa Yamaguchi's latest appearance (8 Nov 2026). Pitch zone reflects kick-off formation slot and recorded on-ball actions (attacking left → right); optical tracking (distance in km, sprint speed) is not published by the data feed.

Season 26/27 · J3-League

Renofa Yamaguchi

TotalsPer 90

Attack

Goals: 1
Minutes per goal: 1189′

Passing

Assists: 2
Key passes: 9
Passes: 424
Crosses (accurate): 6 (2)

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 6
Blocks: 5

Duels

Total: 118
Won: 49

Minutes

Started: 16
Off the bench: 0
Total: 1,189′
Minutes per match: 74′

Discipline

Yellow: 0
Red: 0
Fouls committed: 4
Fouls drawn: 1

Duels won42%

Pass accuracy80%

Competitions

J3-League

Stat	Per 90
Attack
Goals	0.08
Goals + assists	0.23
Passing
Assists	0.15
Key passes	0.68
Passes	32.1
Defence
Tackles	0.23
Interceptions	0.45
Duels
Duels contested	8.93
Duels won	3.71
Discipline
Fouls committed	0.30
Fouls drawn	0.08
Yellow cards	0.00

J3-League · 1,189 min. A rate appears only when every competition played reports the stat. How we calculate this

Season by competition

26/27

Competition	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating	W-D-L
J3-League	16	16	1,189	1	2	0.23	6.67	9-3-4

Season rating range · 26/27Floor 6.13Season avg 6.67Season peak 8.13

5.0Peak vs ThespaKusatsu Gunma (12 Sept)10.0

Home · 7 games3-3-1 0 G · 3 A · 6.703 W3 D1 L

Away · 9 games6-0-3 1 G · 0 A · 6.846 W0 D3 L

W-D-L is the team result in the games he played.

Attributes · tactical radar

62 OVR · Attacking Midfield · Right foot

Attacking−9 vs AM: 57
Technical−5 vs AM: 65
Tactical−3 vs AM: 64
Defending−2 vs AM: 46
Creativity−3 vs AM: 67

Based on 26/27 · 16 apps (1,189 min) · dashed ring = 60 pro baseline · tick = attacking mid benchmark.

Market value & valuation

Renofa Yamaguchi · 4.3% of €16M

Estimated market value

€704K

Renofa Yamaguchi#6 of 32

Most valuable · Renofa Yamaguchi

#1SYShunsuke Yamamoto€1.2M
#2SKSeiichiro Kubo€1M
#3SWSota Watanabe€1M
#4KTKohei Tanabe€800K
#6KNKensei Nakashima€704K

Contract & transfers

Transfers on record (6)

Jan 2026Nara Club → Renofa Yamaguchi
Jan 2023Sagamihara → Nara ClubFree
Jan 2022Gifu → SagamiharaFree
Feb 2018Yokohama F. Marinos → GifuFree
Jan 2018Gifu → Yokohama F. MarinosEnd of loan
Jul 2017Yokohama F. Marinos → GifuLoan

Career

Senior clubs · official matches

Goals by season · clubs

1A –201712 appsGIF+
2A –201830 appsGIF
0A –201924 appsGIF
5A –202032 appsGIF
2A –202126 appsGIF
0A 1202223 appsSAG
1A 5202330 appsNCL
1A 3202436 appsNCL
6A 6202535 appsNCL
1A 226/2716 appsRYA

Goals + assists per 90 by season

—–2017596′1 YC
—–20181,451′1 YC
—–20191,477′0 YC
—–20201,566′0 YC
—–20212,152′4 YC
0.06–20221,461′5 YC
0.26–20232,056′3 YC
0.14–20242,660′6 YC
0.416.5520252,638′3 YC
0.236.6726/271,189′1 YC

Career by team	Period	Apps	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating
Renofa Yamaguchi	25/26–	16	1,189	1	2	0.23	6.67
Nara Club	2023–2025	101	7,354	8	14	0.27	6.55
Sagamihara	2022	23	1,461	0	1	0.06	—
Gifu	2017–2021	118	6,716	9	—	—	—
Yokohama F. Marinos	2017–2018	6	526	1	—	—	—
Senior total		264	17,246	19	—	0.23	—

Career goals19 in 264 matches · 0.07 per match

G+A per 900.23

26 in 10,004 min

The number above each bar is the value charted · A = assists · under the season: apps and club; average rating, minutes and yellow cards in the per-90 chart · the latest season is in progress · per-90 figures use only the seasons with minutes and assists on record

Season by season (11)

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	YC	Rating
26/27	Renofa Yamaguchi	16	16	1,189	1	2	0.23	1	6.67
2025	Nara Club	35	29	2,638	6	6	0.41	3	6.55
2024	Nara Club	36	31	2,660	1	3	0.14	6	—
2023	Nara Club	30	23	2,056	1	5	0.26	3	—
2022	Sagamihara	23	16	1,461	0	1	0.06	5	—
2021	Gifu	26	25	2,152	2	—	—	4	—
2020	Gifu	32	18	1,566	5	—	—	0	—
2019	Gifu	24	16	1,477	0	—	—	0	—
2018	Gifu	30	14	1,451	2	—	—	1	—
2017	Gifu	6	1	70	0	—	—	1	—
2017	Yokohama F. Marinos	6	6	526	1	—	—	0	—

Goal contributions by match

16 games

0L@PNA–
0WRYU–
0L@NCL–
0DOSA–
0W@GTO–
1WTGU0+1
1W@ZKA1+0
1DSAG0+1
0W@GIF–
0W@TOC–
1WKUN0+1
0L@EHI–
0W@MYA–
0LGKI–
0DKUN–
0W@RKU–

Goal or assist run3 games

12 Sept – 26 Sept

Renofa Yamaguchi, oldest → newest · blank in 12 of 16 · last line = goals+assists · @ = away

Goals by opponent

Since Nov 2025 · 1 goal

Zweigen Kanazawa11 game

All 16 opponents since Nov 2025

Opponent	P	W-D-L	G	A
Gainare Tottori	2	1-0-1	–	–
Sagamihara	2	1-1-0	–	1
Zweigen Kanazawa	1	1-0-0	1	–
Ehime	1	0-0-1	–	–
Gifu	1	1-0-0	–	–
Giravanz Kitakyushu	1	0-0-1	–	–
Kagoshima United	1	0-1-0	–	–
Kochi United	1	1-0-0	–	1
Matsumoto Yamaga	1	1-0-0	–	–
Nara Club	1	0-0-1	–	–
Osaka	1	0-1-0	–	–
Parceiro Nagano	1	0-0-1	–	–
Roasso Kumamoto	1	1-0-0	–	–
Ryūkyū	1	1-0-0	–	–
ThespaKusatsu Gunma	1	1-0-0	–	1
Tochigi	1	1-0-0	–	–

Computed from his own matches in this period (club and country, friendlies excluded). It is not a career head-to-head.

Trophies & awards

Runner-up J3-League 2022

Compare & teammates

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KNKazuya NoyoriMidfielder