Shoya Nakajima
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Shoya Nakajima[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 23 August 1994 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hachiōji, Tokyo,Japan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger,second striker | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2004–2012 | Tokyo Verdy | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2012–2013 | Tokyo Verdy | 29 | (6) | |||||||||||
2014–2018 | FC Tokyo | 51 | (6) | |||||||||||
2014 | →Kataller Toyama(loan) | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | →Portimonense(loan) | 29 | (10) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Portimonense | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||
2019 | Al-Duhail | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
2019–2022 | Porto | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021 | →Al Ain(loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2021–2022 | →Portimonense(loan) | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | Antalyaspor | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Japan U17 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
2013 | Japan U20 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
2014–2016 | Japan U23 | 30 | (19) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Japan | 19 | (5) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Shōya Nakajima(Trung đảo tường thay,Nakajima Shōya,born 23 August 1994)is a Japanese professionalfootballerwho plays forJ1 LeagueclubUrawa Red Diamondsand theJapan national team.Primarily aleft winger,he has also played on the right flank and as a centralsecond striker.
After starting his career withTokyo Verdyof theJ2 LeagueandFC Tokyoof theJ1 League,he spent several years in Portugal'sPrimeira LigawithPortimonenseandPorto.He also had brief spells in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
He was part of theJapanese under-23 teamat the2016 Olympics.Firstcappedatsenior levelin 2018, he was part of the Japan team at the2019 Copa América.
Club career
[edit]Portimonense
[edit]On 27 August 2017, Nakajima moved abroad for the first time, signing a season-long loan withPortimonenseof Portugal'sPrimeira Liga.[3]After scoring 10 goals and as many assists in 32 total matches for the team from theAlgarve,he signed a permanent deal in May 2018.[4]
Al Duhail
[edit]In February 2019, Nakajima joinedQatar Stars LeaguesideAl Duhail[5]for a reported transfer fee of €35 million.[6]He played seven games for the eventual runners-up, and scored once in a 6–0 home win overAl Ahlion 28 February.[7]
Porto
[edit]On 5 July 2019,Portoannounced an agreement with Al-Duhail for the acquisition of Nakajima's sports rights, in a €12 million transfer fee (50% of the player economic rights). He signed a five-year contract, keeping him contractually linked until 30 June 2024, with an €80 millionrelease clause.[8][9]
Nakajima made his Porto debut on 13 August 2019 in the second leg of theUEFA Champions Leaguethird qualifying round away toKrasnodar,playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–2 loss that eliminated the team on theaway goals rule.[10]He scored his first goal on 19 December 2019, the only one of a home win overSanta Clarain the fifth round of theTaça de Portugal,his 17th appearance.[11] On 16 January 2021, Nakajima joinedAl Ainof theUAE Pro Leagueon a six-month loan deal including an optional €40 million transfer clause.[12]After his time in the Middle East was ended by atibiabreak, on 25 August that year he returned on loan to Portimonense for a season.[13]
Antalyaspor
[edit]Nakajima signed for Turkish club Antalyaspor in 2022. He made his debut on 18 September 2022 againstAdana Demirspor,coming on the 59th minute only to be sent off in just 20 seconds after receiving a red card for a late sliding tackle.[14]
Urawa Red Diamonds
[edit]On 25 July 2023,J1 LeaguesideUrawa Red Diamondsannounced the signing of Nakajima. The duration of the contract was undisclosed.[15]
International career
[edit]Youth level and under-23 career
[edit]Nakajima was first selected to represent theJapanese under-17 national teamwhen he was called up to the Slovakia Cup, a friendly tournament in early May 2011 that served the purpose of preparing the squad for theFIFA U-17 World Cup.[16]A month later, he was in Mexico playing at the2011 U-17 World Cup,where he appeared in two matches and scored one goal in a 3–2 loss againstBrazilin the quarter-finals.[17][18]In August 2013, Nakajima was called for theJapanese under-20 national team[a]to participate in theL'Alcúdia International Football Tournamentin Spain. The squad was eliminated in the group stage, and he scored in a 2–1 win againstArgentina.[19][20]
In January 2014, Nakajima played for theJapanese under-23 national team[b]in the2013 AFC U-22 Championship.He appeared in all three matches of thegroup stage,scoring once againstIranand twice againstAustralia,[21][22][23]as the team reached the quarter-finals.[24]In September 2014, Nakajima was called for the2014 Asian Games,scoring againstIraqandNepalin thegroup stage.[25][26]The team reached the quarter-finals.[27][28]
In March 2015, he played two matches in theAFC U-23 Championship qualificationand scored a double againstVietnam.[29][30]The team reached the first place of the group and was granted the qualification for the2016 AFC U-23 Championship.In January 2016, he participated in the championship, scoring a double in the extra-time of thequarter-finalsmatch againstIraq[31]and eventually won the competition with a 3–2 triumph againstSouth Korea.[32]Nakajima was also crown the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[33]
In August 2016, he was selected for the Japanese Olympic national team (under-23) that competed in the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro.He played three matches and scored a goal againstColombia,while the team came third in thegroup stage.[34][35][36]
Senior career
[edit]On 15 March 2018, Nakajima was called by national managerVahid Halilhodžićfor upcoming matches againstMaliandUkraine.[37]Eight days later, he debuted and scored his first goal forJapan national teamagainst Mali in a 1–1 draw.[38]
Hajime Moriyasunamed Nakajima in the squad for the2019 Copa Américain Brazil, which Japan guest entered with a mainly under-23 team. He scored the opening goal againstEcuadorin the last group game inBelo Horizonte,but the 1–1 draw eliminated the team.[39]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 25 August 2023[40]
Club | Season | League | National cup[c] | League cup[d] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tokyo Verdy | 2012 | J2 League | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | |
2013 | J2 League | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
Total | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | |||
Kataller Toyama(loan) | 2014 | J2 League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
FC Tokyo | 2014 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2015 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
2016 | J1 League | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
2017 | J1 League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
Total | 51 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 69 | 14 | |||
Portimonense(loan) | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 10 | |
Portimonense | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | |
Total | 42 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 47 | 15 | |||
Al-Duhail | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | 16 | 2 |
Porto | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[g] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Al Ain(loan) | 2020–21 | UAE Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Portimonense (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
Antalyaspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2023 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Career total | 219 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 279 | 42 |
- ^The Japanese under-20 national team comprises the U-19 and U-20 youth categories.
- ^The Japanese under-23 national team comprises the U-21, U-22 and U-23 youth categories.
- ^Includes theEmperor's Cup,Taça de PortugalandQatar Emir Cup
- ^Includes theJ.League CupandTaça da Liga
- ^abAppearances inAFC Champions League
- ^One appearance inUEFA Champions League,four appearances inUEFA Europa League
- ^Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2018 | 6 | 2 |
2019 | 13 | 3 | |
Total | 19 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakajima goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 March 2018 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne,Liège,Belgium | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 20 November 2018 | Toyota Stadium,Toyota,Japan | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
3 | 26 March 2019 | Noevir Stadium Kobe,Kobe,Japan | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Kirin Challenge Cup |
4 | 24 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão,Belo Horizonte,Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Copa América |
5 | 10 September 2019 | Thuwunna Stadium,Yangon,Myanmar | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]
Al-Duhail
Porto
Japan U23
Individual
- AFC U-23 ChampionshipMost Valuable Player:2016[33]
- Primeira LigaForward of the Month:October/November 2017[44]
- Primeira LigaPlayer of the Month:September 2018[45]
- SPJF Goal of the Month:November 2017vsTondela[46]
- SPJF Goal of the Month:February 2018vsFeirense[47]
References
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- ^"Shoya NAKAJIMA moves to Portimonense on a loan deal".FC Tokyo. 27 August 2017.Retrieved22 October2019.
- ^"Shoya Nakajima to complete full transfer from FC Tokyo to Portimonense".The Japan Times.14 May 2018.Retrieved22 October2019.
- ^"Shoya Nakajima Joins Al Duhail".duhailsc. 3 February 2019.
- ^"Shoya Nakajima makes record move to Qatar's Al-Duhail".The Japan Times.4 February 2019.
- ^"Football: Shoya Nakajima scores first goal in Qatar".Kyodo News. 1 March 2019.Retrieved22 October2019.
- ^"Comunicado – Futebol Clube do Porto, SAD"[Press Release – Futebol Clube do Porto, SAD](PDF)(in Portuguese).Portuguese Securities Market Commission.5 July 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 July 2019.Retrieved7 July2019.
- ^"Nakajima assina pelo FC Porto por cinco temporadas"[Nakajima signs for FC Porto for five seasons] (in Portuguese).Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.5 July 2019.Retrieved7 July2019.
- ^de Sousa, Guilherme (13 August 2019)."A noite de pesadelo no Dragão. Krasnodar deixa FC Porto fora da Liga dos Campeões"[Nightmare night in theDragão.Krasnodar put FC Porto out of the Champions League] (in Portuguese). TSF.Retrieved21 December2019.
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- ^"Oficial: Nakajima deixa FC Porto e reforça Al Ain"[Official: Nakajima leaves FC Porto and joins Al Ain].Record(in Portuguese). 16 January 2021.Retrieved16 January2021.
- ^"Nakajima regressa ao Portimonense por empréstimo do FC Porto"[Nakajima returns to Portimonense on loan from FC Porto].Diário de Notícias(in Portuguese). 25 August 2021.Retrieved17 October2021.
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- ^"AFC U-22 C'ship: Japan 3–3 Iran".Asian Football Confederation.12 January 2014.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"AFC U-22 C'ship: Kuwait 0–0 Japan".Asian Football Confederation. 14 January 2014.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"AFC U-22 C'ship: Australia 0–4 Japan".Asian Football Confederation. 16 January 2014.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"AFC U-22 C'ship (QF): Iraq 1–0 Japan".Asian Football Confederation. 20 January 2014.Retrieved6 December2018.
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- ^"Nakajima and Honda called-up for SAMURAI BLUE's Belgium Tour".JFA. 16 March 2018.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"Nakajima scores equaliser in his debut as SAMURAI BLUE draws with Mali".JFA. 24 March 2018.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"Japan ousted after draw with Ecuador".The Japan Times.25 June 2019.Retrieved22 October2019.[permanent dead link ]
- ^Shoya Nakajimaat Soccerway
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- ^ab"Trung đảo tường thay (Shoya Nakajima)"(in Japanese). Japan National Football Team Database.
- ^"Al Duhail crush Al Sadd 4-1 to retain Amir Cup".The Peninsula.16 May 2019.Retrieved7 July2019.
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- ^"Melhores de setembro: Phellype e Shoya em destaque"[Best of September: Phellype and Shoya highlighted] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 19 October 2018.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"Nakajima é o autor do Melhor Golo de Novembro"[Nakajima is the author of November's Best Goal] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 2 January 2018.Retrieved6 December2018.
- ^"Golo de Nakajima é o melhor de Fevereiro"[Nakajima's goal is the best of February] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 2 April 2018.Retrieved6 December2018.
External links
[edit]- Shoya Nakajimaat National-Football-Teams
- Shoya Nakajimaat Soccerway
- Shoya Nakajimaat ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Shoya NakajimaatJ.League(archive)(in Japanese)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Hachiōji, Tokyo
- Association football people from Tokyo
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Primeira Liga players
- Qatar Stars League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Süper Lig players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Kataller Toyama players
- FC Tokyo players
- FC Tokyo U-23 players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Al-Duhail SC players
- FC Porto players
- Al Ain FC players
- Antalyaspor footballers
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- J.League U-22 Selection players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Men's association football wingers
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- 2019 Copa América players
- Japan men's international footballers