PLAYER PROFILE

Motohiko Nakajima.

Vegalta Sendai · Japan

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At a glance

Full name: 中島元彦
Born: 18 Apr 1999
Age today: 27
Nationality: Japan

Career by season

168 recorded appearances

Motohiko Nakajima appearances by season, competition and team
Season	Competition	Team	Apps	Starts	Goals	Assists	Minutes	Cards
2026	J1 League	Cerezo Osaka	13	13	0	0	—	0
2024	j. league 2	Vegalta Sendai	38	34	13	5	2,975	2
2023	j. league 2	Vegalta Sendai	32	23	6	5	1,990	0
2022	j. league 2	Vegalta Sendai	33	31	4	7	2,628	2
2021	J1 League	Cerezo Osaka	12	2	2	0	354	0
2021	AFC Champions League Elite	Cerezo Osaka	5	2	0	0	191	0
2020	j. league 2	Albirex Niigata	35	29	5	3	2,421	0

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first

Motohiko Nakajima match log
Date	Competition	Match	Score	Minutes	Goals
23 Aug 2020	j. league 2	Albirex Niigata v Ryukyu Okinawa	1 – 0	90
19 Aug 2020	j. league 2	Albirex Niigata v Kyoto Sanga FC	1 – 1	90
15 Aug 2020	j. league 2	Fagiano Okayama FC v Albirex Niigata	1 – 0	90
12 Aug 2020	j. league 2	Albirex Niigata v Renofa Yamaguchi	2 – 1	90
08 Aug 2020	j. league 2	Albirex Niigata v RB Omiya Ardija	1 – 1	90
02 Aug 2020	j. league 2	Tochigi SC v Albirex Niigata	0 – 0	90
29 Jul 2020	j. league 2	Tokyo Verdy v Albirex Niigata	1 – 1	90
25 Jul 2020	j. league 2	Albirex Niigata v Mito HollyhockSubstitute, on 62′	1 – 0	28

Career transfers

6 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Motohiko Nakajima career transfers
Date	From	To	Move	Fee
01 Jul 2026	Cerezo Osaka	Vegalta Sendai	Transfer	—
31 Jan 2025	Vegalta Sendai	Cerezo Osaka	Loan return
06 Apr 2022	Cerezo Osaka	Vegalta Sendai	Loan	—
31 Jan 2021	Albirex Niigata	Cerezo Osaka	Loan return
20 Jul 2020	Cerezo Osaka	Albirex Niigata	Loan	—
01 Feb 2018	Not recorded	Cerezo Osaka	Transfer	—

Contracts and market values are not available yet.