Kotaro Nagata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Oliveirense (on loan from Porto B) | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 2017–2023 | Yokohama FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Yokohama FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | → Oliveirense (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2025– | Porto B | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Oliveirense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Japan U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Japan U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:30, 26 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023 | |||
Kotaro Nagata (Japanese: 永田 滉太朗: born 17 June 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense, on loan from Porto B.
Club career
As a youth player, Nagata joined the youth academy of Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Japanese side Yokohama FC in 2017 and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2022, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals.
During the summer of 2023, he was sent on loan to Portuguese side Oliveirense, where he made twenty-nine league appearances and scored three goals. Japanese news website PR Times wrote in 2025 that he "became a key player for the team and established himself as a starter at attacking midfield" while playing for the club.[1]
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Nagata signed for Portuguese side Porto B.[2] On 22 January 2026, he returned to Oliveirense on a six-month loan.[3]
International career
Nagata is a Japan youth international. On 10 June 2023, he debuted for the Japan national under-19 football team during a 0–2 away friendly loss to the Panama national under-23 football team.
Style of play
Nagata plays as a midfielder. Left-footed, he is known for his dribbling ability.[4]
References
- ^ "19歳 永田滉太朗が今季２ゴール目！プロ入り後初のマンオブザマッチも受賞" [19-year-old Kotaro Nagata scores his second goal of the season! He also receives his first Man of the Match award since turning professional] (in Japanese). PR Times. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Kotaro Nagata at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Kotaro Nagata cedido à UD Oliveirense" [Kotaro Nagata loaned to UD Oliveirense] (in Portuguese). F.C. Porto. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "横浜FCの永田滉太朗が強豪ポルトへ J未経験、異例の移籍の背景は" [Yokohama FC's Nagata Kotaro moves to powerhouse Porto. What's behind this unusual move with no J-League experience?] (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
External links
- Kotaro Nagata at WorldFootball.net