| Fullname | Tatsuki Nara |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 19 September 1993 (age 33) |
| Birth place | Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m |
| Position | Defender |
| Currentclub | Avispa Fukuoka |
| Clubnumber | 3 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Kitami Blue Thunders |
| Youthclubs 2 | Koizumi Junior High School |
| Youthyears 3 | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs 3 | Consadole Sapporo |
| Years 1 | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs 1 | Consadole Sapporo |
| Caps 1 | 103 |
| Goals 1 | 1 |
| Years 2 | 2015 |
| Clubs 2 | → FC Tokyo (loan) |
| Caps 2 | 0 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Years 3 | 2015 |
| Clubs 3 | → J. League U-22 (loan) |
| Caps 3 | 7 |
| Goals 3 | 1 |
| Years 4 | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs 4 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| Caps 4 | 71 |
| Goals 4 | 2 |
| Years 5 | 2020 |
| Clubs 5 | Kashima Antlers |
| Caps 5 | 6 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Years 6 | 2021 |
| Clubs 6 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) |
| Caps 6 | 24 |
| Goals 6 | 1 |
| Years 7 | 2022– |
| Clubs 7 | Avispa Fukuoka |
| Caps 7 | 71 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2012 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Japan U19 |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 1 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Pcupdate | 15 September 2025 |
Tatsuki Nara (奈良 竜樹, Nara Tatsuki) (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.[1]
Career
On 10 March 2012, he played against Júbilo Iwata, making him the first player born after the J.League opening day on May 15, 1993 to make a J.League appearance.[2]
On 28 December 2014, Nara was announced at FC Tokyo on loan.[3]
On 1 January 2016, Nara was announced at Kawasaki Frontale.[4] On 14 May 2016, he broke his tibia, meaning that he would be out for 4 months.[5] This meant that he would miss the 2016 Summer Olympics, so he worked on trying to come back in two months, rather than four.[6] He was not able to recover in time, and returned to playing in September 2016.[7] However, in October 2016, he injured his tibia again, and was out for the rest of the season.[8]
On 4 January 2020, Nara was announced at Kashima Antlers.[9]
On 18 January 2021, Nara joined Avispa Fukuoka on loan.[10]
On 17 December 2021, Nara was announced on a permanent transfer at Avispa Fukuoka.[11]
International career
Nara was called up to the Japan U22 squad for the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship.
Nara was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the tournament, which qualified them for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Club career statistics
Updated to 5 November 2022.[12][13][14][15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | AFC | Other3 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Consadole Sapporo | 2011 | J2 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | − | − | − | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | J1 League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | − | − | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | − | − | − | 37 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | − | − | − | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 103 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | − | − | 111 | 1 | ||||
| FC Tokyo | 2015 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | − | − | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | − | − | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2016 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | − | − | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | − | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 5 | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2020 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | − | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | − | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | − | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | − | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2021 | J1 League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | − | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | − | − | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | − | − | 50 | 1 | ||||
| Career Total | 226 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 277 | 7 | ||
Honours
Club
Kawasaki Frontale
Avispa Fukuoka
References
- ^ "アビスパ福岡公式サイト | AVISPA FUKUOKA Official Website" (in Japanese). アビスパ福岡公式サイト | AVISPA FUKUOKA Official Website. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "奈良がＪ開幕日以降生まれ初ピッチ／Ｊ１" [Nara takes to the pitch for the first time since the J League opening day / J1] (in Japanese). www.nikkansports.com
- ^ "【札幌】Ｕ２１代表のＤＦ奈良、Ｆ東京に期限付き移籍へ" [[Sapporo] U21 national team defender Nara to move to F. Tokyo on loan] (in Japanese). Archived 27 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "奈良竜樹選手加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the addition of Ryuju Nara to the team] (in Japanese). www.frontale.co.jp
- ^ "奈良竜樹選手のケガについて" [Regarding Nara Ryuju's injury] (in Japanese). www.frontale.co.jp
- ^ "川崎Ｆ・奈良"リオの奇跡"へ始動 問題は「骨がくっつくかつかないか」" [Kawasaki F. Nara starts to work towards the "Miracle of Rio" - the question is "will the bones heal or not?"] (in Japanese). www.sponichi.co.jp
- ^ "川崎Ｆ奈良 ４カ月ぶり実戦復帰「パフォーマンスはまだまだ」" [Kawasaki F. Nara returns to action after four months: "Our performance still needs improvement"] (in Japanese). www.sponichi.co.jp
- ^ "川崎Ｆ奈良が今季絶望 ５月と同じ左脛また骨折" [Kawasaki F. Nara out for the season as he breaks left tibia again, same as in May] (in Japanese). www.nikkansports.com
- ^ "奈良竜樹選手完全移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement of the permanent transfer of Nara Ryuju] (in Japanese). www.frontale.co.jp
- ^ "奈良 竜樹 選手 鹿島アントラーズより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the joining of Nara Ryuju on a temporary transfer from Kashima Antlers] (in Japanese). www.avispa.co.jp
- ^ "奈良 竜樹 選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). www.avispa.co.jp
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 8 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 24 out of 289)
- ^ (in Japanese) 2011 season J. League record Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Tatsuki Nara Result by Season". Soccer D.B.. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "福岡vs浦和の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2023年11月4日)". J.League. Retrieved November 4, 2023.