Keito Nakamura
Japan
FWD
Age
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Keito Nakamura
Keito Nakamura is a forward in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals at 25. He came up through Japan's youth ranks and now plays his club football for Stade de Reims in France.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Nakamura is among Moriyasu's forward options for the group stage.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Nakamura is among Moriyasu's forward options for the group stage.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
0
Shots on Target
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Playing Style
A direct left winger, Nakamura cuts inside onto his stronger right foot and finishes from the channels, and he topped Ligue 2 scoring for Reims in 2025-26 with 14 league goals. He is right-footed and stands 1.80 m.
This season he has logged 2,346 club minutes for Stade de Reims, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 25.
This season he has logged 2,346 club minutes for Stade de Reims, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 25.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Keito Nakamura's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 25 caps and 10 goals for Japan. Hajime Moriyasu has named him in the confirmed 26, and he goes into the tournament as part of the group-stage squad. He stays among Japan's forward options on the final list for the group stage.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Nakamura brings goals to the Japan attack: 10 in 25 senior caps, with a 14-goal league season for Stade de Reims, finishing from the left. On the Goal Rush card Japan are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Nakamura at the 2026 World Cup
Nakamura is a confirmed forward in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
Picking Japan in Goal Rush
Japan carry a £17m Tier 3 rating on the Goal Rush card, opening Group F against the Netherlands in mid-June, with Nakamura among the forwards in the confirmed 26.
Keito Nakamura World Cup 2026 FAQs
Japan sit in the mid-priced Tier 3 band at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Nakamura is in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26 as a forward, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Nakamura is a forward for Japan, a left winger who cuts inside to shoot. He plays his club football for Stade de Reims in France's Ligue 2 and is named in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad after Japan won their AFC third-round qualifying group.
Nakamura plays his club football for Stade de Reims in France's Ligue 2. He is named among Japan's forwards in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals in the group stage.
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