Kento Nishiya
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
13
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 38%
0.87
xG
0
Goals
8
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4 |  FC Anyang | W2 - 3 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| May 17 |  Bucheon FC 1995 | L2 - 0 | 67 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| May 12 |  Incheon United | W0 - 1 | 26 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| May 9 |  Daejeon Hana Citizen | W0 - 2 | 35 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 5 |  Gangwon FC | D1 - 1 | 74 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| May 2 |  Ulsan HD FC | W0 - 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| Apr 26 |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC | L3 - 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 22 |  Gwangju FC | W1 - 0 | 45 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| Apr 19 | FC Anyang | L0 - 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11 |  Jeju SK | L0 - 2 | 45 | — | — | — | 5.7 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Kento Nishiya
Kento Nishiya is a professional 26-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Pohang Steelers, born on November 6, 1999, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Kento Nishiya on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Kento Nishiya Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current K League 1 campaign, Kento Nishiya has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 13 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 0 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 6.41.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, Kento Nishiya ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Kento Nishiya's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- October 24, 2026: null-null vs Ulsan HD FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 18, 2026: null-null vs FC Anyang (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- October 9, 2026: null-null vs Incheon United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 20, 2026: null-null vs FC Seoul (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 12, 2026: null-null vs Daejeon Hana Citizen (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 9, 2026: null-null vs Gimcheon Sangmu (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- September 5, 2026: null-null vs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- August 30, 2026: null-null vs Gangwon FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- August 25, 2026: null-null vs Jeju SK (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- August 22, 2026: null-null vs Bucheon FC 1995 (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Kento Nishiya's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Kento Nishiya's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Kento Nishiya currently plays for Pohang Steelers alongside Juninho, Hwang Jae-Hwan, Jung Han-Min, An Jae-Jun, Jorge Teixeira, Lee Ho-Jae, Eo Jeong-Won, Shin Kwang-Hoon, Lee Seung-Hwan, Kim Seung-Ho, Kim Yong-Hak, Jakob Tranziska, Son Seung-Beom, Ki Sung-Yueng, Kim Dong-Jin. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Kento Nishiya's career has also included time at Sagan Tosu, Fujieda MYFC, FC Osaka.
On the international stage, Kento Nishiya has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Kento Nishiya has competed in K League 1, AFC Champions League Two, J. League, J. League 3. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Kento Nishiya, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Kento Nishiya to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.