KEITO NAKAMURA
Attacker · Lyon · UEFA Europa League
“A calm inside forward with a striker’s finish.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Keito Nakamura offers prime attacking quality, with his sharpest recent spell at Lask Linz. The case is held back by the league context and by a role that does not yet lock him into the XI.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €11.3M – €13.1M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Keito Nakamura plays like a left-sided attacker who wants to drift infield and attack the box rather than hug the touchline. He looks for pockets between the full-back and centre-back, then opens his body early and shoots cleanly when the chance appears. In GoalPost terms, he is an insideForward who thrives on sharp movement, direct cuts inside, and an accurate final action.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
1.88
SoT / 90
1.07
Accuracy
57%
Conversion
14%
Club football this season: 7 shots in 7 matches (335 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
9 shots · 1 goal
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Europa League | 3 | 1 | 2 | 270 | 7.71 |
 Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6.13 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 335 | 7.40 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.27
per 90
Assists
0.54
per 90
Shots
1.88
per 90
Shots on target
1.07
per 90
Conversion
14%
goals per shot
Dribbles
1.88
per 90 · 50% completed
Key passes
2.69
per 90
Pass accuracy
80%
Fouls won
0.81
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.42
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 |  1899 Hoffenheim | UEL | L3-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Oct 18 |  Nice | Ligue 1 | W2-1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Oct 15 |  Crystal Palace | UEL | W3-2 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Oct 9 |  Lens | Ligue 1 | L2-1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 28 |  Venezuela | Friendly | W2-1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Sep 24 |  Uruguay | Friendly | W3-1 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
UEFA Europa League270 (81%)Ligue 165 (19%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Lyon | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 | 7.69 |
| 2025/26 |  Reims | Ligue 2 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0.53 | 7.14 |
| 2024/25 | Reims | Ligue 1 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 0.36 | 6.91 |
| 2023/24 | Reims | Ligue 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0.19 | 6.83 |
| 2022/23 |  Lask Linz | Bundesliga | 36 | 17 | 4 | 0.58 | 7.13 |
| 2021/22 | Lask Linz | Bundesliga | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0.35 | 6.83 |
| 2020/21 |  Lask Juniors Linz | 2. Liga | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.21 | 6.48 |
| 2019/20 |  Twente | Eredivisie | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0.35 | 6.80 |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Spell detail
Apps
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Minutes
146
By season
| 2026/27 | UEFA Europa League | 4 app | 1 g | 7.69 |
Goals by season
1 goals in the spell
International career
Japan
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Japan
Japan's tournament →Apps
4
Minutes
310
Goals
1
Assists
1
Avg rating
7.28