Keito Nakamura’s OL debut set to draw keen interest in Lyon and Japan | OneFootball

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·9 September 2026

Keito Nakamura’s OL debut set to draw keen interest in Lyon and Japan

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Keito Nakamura could make his first appearance for OL at Paris FC on Saturday, either from the start or off the bench.

According to Le Progres, he joined eight days ago and, like Ayase Ueda at Lille, will be closely followed in Lyon. arukikata.co.jp has also produced a detailed presentation for fans.


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Nakamura is the first Japanese player in Olympique Lyonnais’ history.

Since the arrival of Japanese pioneers in Ligue 1, among them Daisuke Matsui at Le Mans in 2004 then Grenoble, ASSE and Dijon, Hiroki Sakai at Marseille, and Junya Ito and Keito Nakamura at Reims, Japanese journalists have tracked them closely.

OL’s media department has already received numerous interview requests from Japanese outlets.

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