is a

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player for

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Career

Born in

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and raised by

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's youth ranks, Nakano opted to join

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in 2014. He shone with that shirt, even scoring five goals in the

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and bringing the university to the Round of 16 (after knocking out three pro-teams, especially J1-club

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). Always noticed by Júbilo, in 2017 he opted to join as a special designed player for the Shizuoka-based club. He debut as a pro in 2018 season against

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in J. League Cup, the same competition where he scored his first goals for Júbilo.

Club statistics

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"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"
7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 50 out of 289)

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* 1995 births Living people Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Júbilo Iwata players Fagiano Okayama players RB Omiya Ardija players Association football people from Hamamatsu Men's association football forwards FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan Summer World University Games medalists in football 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub