Yūta Nakayama

Yūta Nakayama
中山 雄太
Personal information
Full name Yūta Nakayama
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997
Place of birth Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Machida Zelvia
Number 19
Youth career
2003–2008 Kitamonma SSS
2009–2010 Atago Junior High School
2011–2014 Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Kashiwa Reysol 76 (6)
2015J. League U-22 (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2022 PEC Zwolle 79 (5)
2022–2024 Huddersfield Town 37 (2)
2024– Machida Zelvia 6 (1)
International career
2015–2017 Japan U-20 30 (0)
2018–2021 Japan U-23 18 (4)
2019– Japan 22 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
2016 Bahrain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Yūta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta, born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the Japan national team.