A graduate of the JFA Academy Fukushima U-18, then Uenaka joined V.Varen Nagasaki in 2020.

He played only two games in his rookie season, but has been a regular since his second season in 2021.

His presence has been steadily increasing, as he scored a hat-trick in the match that he scored the first J.league goal against Montedio Yamagata.

Uenaka is an extremely powerful, fast, and technical player, with excellent movement, as well as being a composed finisher. 
Those sorts of ability making him a striker with many scoring patterns. 

He also highly regarded for his ball retention ability, which makes him a target man in front.