Midfielder

Hotaka Nakamura

Machida Zelvia
Japan
29 yrs
177 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 32
Goals: 3
Assists: 2
Average rating: 6.86

Age29

Date of birth12 Aug 1997

Height177 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€245K

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

AFC Champions League Two

Machida Zelvia

Appearances / Starts3 / 3

Minutes248

Rating7.27

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)1 (0)

Passes · accuracy111 · 87%

Key passes3

Tackles / Interceptions5 / 1

Duels won17 / 26

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls9

Accurate crosses1

Touches160

Possession lost32

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won8

Ground duels won9

Clearances5

Ball recoveries12

Fouls won3

Fouls committed3

Offsides3

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)18.73

Top speed (km/h)30.61

J1 League

Machida Zelvia

Appearances / Starts12 / 8

Minutes713

Rating6.93

Goals / Assists2 / 1

Shots (on target)9 (3)

Passes · accuracy220 · 67%

Key passes10

Tackles / Interceptions12 / 4

Duels won46 / 71

Successful dribbles3

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.86 / 0.88

Detailed statistics

Big chances created3

Big chances missed3

Goal conversion22%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls8

Accurate crosses7

Touches362

Possession lost113

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won19

Ground duels won27

Clearances21

Ball recoveries19

Fouls won12

Fouls committed3

Offsides2

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)86.62

Top speed (km/h)35.11

J1 League

Machida Zelvia

Appearances / Starts17 / 16

Minutes1,382

Rating6.74

Goals / Assists1 / 1

Shots (on target)9 (2)

Passes · accuracy407 · 70%

Key passes9

Tackles / Interceptions22 / 8

Duels won76 / 139

Successful dribbles9

Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created2

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion11%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls11

Accurate crosses4

Touches733

Possession lost232

Dispossessed11

Aerial duels won30

Ground duels won46

Clearances38

Ball recoveries38

Fouls won16

Fouls committed11

Offsides2

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets5

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)135.15

Top speed (km/h)33.53

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Career and transfers

3 clubs · 3 moves

Jan 2025

Tokyo To: Machida

Transfer Undisclosed
Feb 2020

Meiji University To: Tokyo

Free transfer
Apr 2016

NichiFuji HS To: Meiji University

Free transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 8 Nov 2026

Matches (12 months)41

Average rating6.85

Last match rating7.28 Nov 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

7.2 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.9 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.4 6.7

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	J1 League	Machida Zelvia	13 (9)	797	2	1	6.95
2026	AFC Champions League Two	Machida Zelvia	3 (3)	248	0	0	7.27

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Player profile

J1 League 2026 · percentile among midfielders (153 players)

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18 matches · 1,472 min

Hotaka Nakamura: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.00	49
Key passes / 90 min	0.55	17
Completed passes / 90 min	18.6	19
Pass accuracy	70.2%	10
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.92	49
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.61	55
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	1.90	29
Rating	6.74	45

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