Tatsuki Nara

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]

Tatsuki Nara
奈良 竜樹

Nara in April 2016
Personal information
Full name	Tatsuki Nara
Date of birth	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Avispa Fukuoka
Number	3
Youth career
	Kitami Blue Thunders
	Koizumi Junior High School
2009–2011	Consadole Sapporo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Consadole Sapporo	103	(1)
2015	→ FC Tokyo (loan)	0	(0)
2015	→ J. League U-22 (loan)	7	(1)
2016–2019	Kawasaki Frontale	71	(2)
2020	Kashima Antlers	6	(0)
2021	→ Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	24	(1)
2022–	Avispa Fukuoka	64	(0)
International career
2012	Japan U19	1	(0)
Medal record Representing  Japan AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:55, 11 March 2025 (UTC)

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]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

¹Includes Emperor's Cup.

²Includes J. League Cup.

³Includes Japanese Super Cup.

Honours

Club

Kawasaki Frontale

• J1 League: 2017, 2018
• Japanese Super Cup: 2019

Avispa Fukuoka

• J.League Cup: 2023^[16]