| Koji Nakazato 中里 宏司 | |
| Fullname: | Koji Nakazato |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2000 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shonan Bellmare |
| Years1: | 2000–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Shonan Bellmare |
| Caps1: | 116 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2006 |
| Clubs2: | →Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 128 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
is a former Japanese football player.
Nakazato was born in Kamakura on April 24, 1982. He joined J2 League club Shonan Bellmare based in his local youth team in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and became a regular player as a side midfielder in 2001. However he injured his shoulder and could hardly play in the match in 2002.
Although he played many matches as a defensive midfielder from 2003, he injured his left knee in June 2004. Although he came back in 2005, he could not play many matches. In 2006, he moved to J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima on loan. He played many matches as a substitute in the summer. In 2007, he returned to Shonan Bellmare. He retired end of the 2007 season.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 2000 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 3 | |||