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Motohiko Nakajima

Forward

Key facts

Age: 27
Height: 1.7 m
Weight: 66 kg
Born: 18/4/1999
Position: Forward
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 Japanese J1 League CER	13	5	23	2	0	4	24	8	2
2025 Japanese J1 League CER	25	18	32	1	5	2	72	28	0
2021 Japanese J1 League CER	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 J1 LeagueCerezo Osaka	19	0	4	24	8	1,295	2	2	19	6	5	23	1	14
2025 J1 LeagueCerezo Osaka	36	5	2	72	28	2,285	1	0	36	11	18	32	–	37
2021 AFC Champions League EliteCerezo Osaka	5	0	0	15	3	190	0	0	5	3	1	3	–	2
Career3 seasons	60	5	6	111	39	3,770	3	2	60	20	24	58	1	53

Game log, 2026 J1 League

Game
2nd Leg - Cerezo Osaka advance 5-3 on aggregate @ FC TokyoW 3-1 6 June	0	4	2	79	0	0	1	0	0	1	–	1
1st Leg v FC TokyoD 2-2 30 May	0	2	1	71	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	2
24 May @ Fagiano OkayamaW 3-2 24 May	1	1	0	80	0	1	1	0	0	1	–	1
17 May v Nagoya GrampusW 6-1 17 May	1	2	1	82	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	1
9 May v V-Varen NagasakiW 3-2 9 May	1	3	1	85	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2
Shimizu S-Pulse win 5-3 on penalties @ Shimizu S-PulseL 1-1 6 May	0	0	0	44	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	1
Cerezo Osaka win 4-3 on penalties v Avispa FukuokaW 1-1 3 May	0	0	0	73	0	0	1	0	1	2	–	1
Cerezo Osaka win 4-2 on penalties @ Vissel KobeW 0-0 29 Apr	0	2	0	67	0	0	1	1	0	1	–	0
25 Apr @ Sanfrecce HiroshimaL 1-2 25 Apr	0	1	1	88	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	1
18 Apr v Kyoto SangaW 3-0 18 Apr	0	1	0	90	0	1	1	0	0	1	–	0
11 Apr @ Gamba OsakaW 1-0 11 Apr	0	2	1	86	0	0	1	0	0	1	–	0
4 Apr @ Nagoya GrampusL 0-3 4 Apr	0	1	0	36	1	0	1	1	0	1	–	1
18 Mar v Fagiano OkayamaL 1-2 18 Mar	0	1	0	60	0	0	1	0	1	1	–	1
14 Mar @ Kyoto SangaW 2-1 14 Mar	1	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	–	1
Cerezo Osaka win 4-2 on penalties v Shimizu S-PulseW 0-0 7 Mar	0	3	1	87	0	0	1	0	1	2	–	0
28 Feb @ V-Varen NagasakiL 0-1 28 Feb	0	0	0	33	0	0	1	1	0	1	–	0
22 Feb v Sanfrecce HiroshimaL 1-2 22 Feb	0	0	0	14	1	0	1	1	1	0	–	1
15 Feb @ Avispa FukuokaW 2-0 15 Feb	0	1	0	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	0
Gamba Osaka win 5-4 on penalties v Gamba OsakaL 0-0 7 Feb	0	0	0	120	0	0	1	0	1	5	–	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, J1 League

Split
AwayHome or away · won 12 of 28	28	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.6	61.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.8	–	1.1
HomeHome or away · won 12 of 27	27	0.1	0.1	1.9	0.7	68.4	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.8
WinsResult	24	0.2	0.2	1.9	0.7	69.8	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.6
LossesResult	21	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.5	59.9	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.9	–	1.2
DrawsResult	10	0.1	0.1	2.1	0.8	64.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.1	–	1.0
Regular seasonStage · won 24 of 55	55	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.7	65.1	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.9
Avispa FukuokaOpponent · won 4 of 4	4	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.8	–	0.5
Fagiano OkayamaOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	0.0	0.3	1.5	0.5	72.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	–	1.0
FC TokyoOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	2.8	1.3	63.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	–	1.3
Gamba OsakaOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.3	0.0	2.0	1.3	71.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.5	–	0.3
Kyoto SangaOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	0.3	0.3	1.3	0.5	69.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	1.3	–	1.0
Nagoya GrampusOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	0.0	0.5	1.8	0.8	63.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.8	–	0.8
Sanfrecce HiroshimaOpponent · won 0 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	70.5	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	–	1.3
Shimizu S-PulseOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.0	76.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	0.8	–	0.8
Vissel KobeOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.3	63.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	–	0.3
Albirex NiigataOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	1.0	0.0	3.5	1.5	80.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	–	1.5
Kashima AntlersOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	–	1.5
Kashiwa ReysolOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	47.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	–	0.5
Kawasaki FrontaleOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	61.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	–	1.0
Machida ZelviaOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	55.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	–	1.5
Shonan BellmareOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	22.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.5
Tokyo Verdy 1969Opponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	54.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	–	0.5
V-Varen NagasakiOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	59.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	1.0
Yokohama FCOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	81.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	–	2.5
Urawa Red DiamondsOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	81.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	–	0.0
Yokohama F. MarinosOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	–	2.0
Yodoko Sakura Stadium, OsakaGround · won 11 of 24	24	0.1	0.2	2.0	0.8	65.2	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	1.1	0.0	0.8
Yanmar Stadium NagaiGround · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	93.7	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.3	2.7	–	0.7
Best Denki Stadium, Hakata-ku, FukuokaGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	41.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	–	0.5
City Light Stadium, OkayamaGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.5	2.0	1.0	85.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	–	1.0
Edion Peace Wing HiroshimaGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	89.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	1.5
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, ShimzuGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	67.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	–	1.0
Kobe Wing StadiumGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	49.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, KyotoGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	–	1.5
Suita City Football Stadium, OsakaGround · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	47.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	–	0.0
Tokyo StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	49.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	–	1.0
Toyota Stadium (Japan)Ground · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	40.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	–	0.5
Japan National Stadium, TokyoGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	79.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	1.0
Kashima Soccer StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	3.0
Machida Gion Stadium, TokyoGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	2.0
Niigata Stadium Big SwanGround · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	2.0
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	2.0
Nissan Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	78.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	–	2.0
PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank, NagasakiGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	–	0.0
Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	71.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Shonan BMW Stadium HiratsukaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, KawasakiGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	33.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	2.0