Tatsuki Nara

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 33)
Place of birth Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Macarthur FC
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 86 (0)
2026– → Macarthur FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2012 Japan U19 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:03, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Tatsuki Nara (奈良 竜樹, Nara Tatsuki) (born 19 September 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for A-League Men club Macarthur FC, on loan from Avispa Fukuoka.

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.

On 28 December 2014, Nara was announced at FC Tokyo on loan.

On 1 January 2016, Nara was announced at Kawasaki Frontale. On 14 May 2016, he broke his tibia, meaning that he would be out for 4 months. This meant that he would miss the 2016 Summer Olympics, so he worked on trying to come back in two months, rather than four. He was not able to recover in time, and returned to playing in September 2016. However, in October 2016, he injured his tibia again, and was out for the rest of the season.

On 4 January 2020, Nara was announced at Kashima Antlers.

On 18 January 2021, Nara joined Avispa Fukuoka on loan.

On 17 December 2021, Nara was announced on a permanent transfer at Avispa Fukuoka.

In September 2026, it was announced that Nara would be joining A-League Men club Macarthur FC on loan for the 2026–27 season.

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

As of 7 August 2026.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2011 J.League Division 2 701000––80
2012 J.League Division 1 2211030––261
2013 J.League Division 2 3502000––370
2014 J.League Division 2 3901000––400
Total 1031503000001111
FC Tokyo (loan) 2015 J1 League 001020––30
J.League U-22 Selection (loan) 2015 J3 League 71––––71
Kawasaki Frontale 2016 J1 League 12010200000150
2017 J1 League 27140419200444
2018 J1 League 23120204010321
2019 J1 League 9000004010140
Total 7127081172201055
Kashima Antlers 2020 J1 League 60–1010–80
Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 2021 J1 League 2412000––261
Avispa Fukuoka 2022 J1 League 2200020––240
2023 J1 League 3104070––420
2024 J1 League 1100000––110
2025 J1 League 1601020––190
2026 J1 (100) 600000––60
Total 8605011000001020
Career total 2975200251182203628
  1. ↑ Includes Emperors Cup
  2. ↑ Includes J.League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
  4. 1 2 Appearance in Japanese Super Cup

Honours

Club

Kawasaki Frontale

Avispa Fukuoka

References

  1. ↑ "アビスパ福岡公式サイト | AVISPA FUKUOKA Official Website". アビスパ福岡公式サイト | AVISPA FUKUOKA Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "奈良がＪ開幕日以降生まれ初ピッチ／Ｊ１" [Nara takes to the pitch for the first time since the J League opening day / J1]. www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "【札幌】Ｕ２１代表のＤＦ奈良、Ｆ東京に期限付き移籍へ" [[Sapporo] U21 national team defender Nara to move to F. Tokyo on loan] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "奈良竜樹選手加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the addition of Ryuju Nara to the team]. www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese).
  5. ↑ "奈良竜樹選手のケガについて" [Regarding Nara Ryuju's injury]. www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese).
  6. ↑ "川崎Ｆ・奈良"リオの奇跡"へ始動 問題は「骨がくっつくかつかないか」" [Kawasaki F. Nara starts to work towards the "Miracle of Rio" - the question is "will the bones heal or not?"]. www.sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese).
  7. ↑ "川崎Ｆ奈良 ４カ月ぶり実戦復帰「パフォーマンスはまだまだ」" [Kawasaki F. Nara returns to action after four months: "Our performance still needs improvement"]. www.sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ "川崎Ｆ奈良が今季絶望 ５月と同じ左脛また骨折" [Kawasaki F. Nara out for the season as he breaks left tibia again, same as in May]. www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
  9. ↑ "奈良竜樹選手完全移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement of the permanent transfer of Nara Ryuju]. www.frontale.co.jp (in Japanese).
  10. ↑ "奈良 竜樹 選手 鹿島アントラーズより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of the joining of Nara Ryuju on a temporary transfer from Kashima Antlers]. www.avispa.co.jp (in Japanese).
  11. ↑ "奈良 竜樹 選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.avispa.co.jp (in Japanese).
  12. ↑ "奈良竜樹選手 マッカーサーＦＣ（オーストラリア）へ 期限付き移籍のお知らせ". アビスパ福岡公式サイト | AVISPA FUKUOKA Official Website (in Japanese). 3 September 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  13. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 8 out of 289)
  14. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 24 out of 289)
  15. ↑ (in Japanese) 2011 season J. League record Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2021 Tatsuki Nara Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "福岡vs浦和の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2023年11月4日)". J.League. Retrieved 4 November 2023.