Kazuya Miyahara

Kazuya Miyahara came through Sanfrecce Hiroshima's youth system, playing for the club's academy before stepping up to the senior side in 2014. The J1 League title he won with Sanfrecce that year came early in his career, before loan spells took him elsewhere to build minutes. He spent time out with the J. League U-22 Selection, then moved on loan to Nagoya Grampus in 2017, an arrangement extended through the following season as he racked up 67 appearances. Nagoya made the move permanent in December 2018, and Miyahara went on to become a regular there, passing 100 J1 League appearances in September 2021 and lifting the J.League Cup with the club that year, starting in the final against Cerezo Osaka.

He left Nagoya for Tokyo Verdy on a free transfer once his contract expired, joining in January 2023 after the move was confirmed the previous December. He has been a regular starter since his arrival, and in 2023 he was named to the Meiji Yasuda J2 League Best XI.

Miyahara's underage career included youth caps for Japan: he was part of the squad at the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship and later represented the Japan U-17 side at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He has not gone on to earn senior international caps.