Shoya Nakajima
Shoya Nakajima (中島 翔哉, Nakajima Shoya, born August 23, 1994) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
 Nakajima with Porto in 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan U17 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U20 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Japan U23 | 30 | (19) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Japan | 19 | (5) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Biography
changeNakajima was born in Hachioji on August 23, 1994. He joined J2 League club Tokyo Verdy from their youth team in 2012. In 2014, he moved to Kataller Toyama and played as regular player. In August 2014, he moved to J1 League club FC Tokyo. In September 2017, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense. He scored 10 goals in the 2017/18 season. In February 2019, he moved to Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. In September 2019, he moved to Primeira Liga club Porto. Porto won the champions in the 2019/20 season. However he could not play many matches in the 2020/21 season. In January 2021, he moved to UAE Pro League club Al-Ain.
In 2011, Nakajima was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. In 2016, he played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. At 2016 Summer Olympics, he played all 3 matches as left midfielder. On March 23, 2018, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Mali. However he was not selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. After the 2018 World Cup, he became a regular player as left midfielder under new manager Hajime Moriyasu and was given "number 10" shirt for the Japan. In 2019, he played at 2019 Copa América. He played 19 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2019.
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 25 August 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[c] | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Porto | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 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[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 219 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 279 | 42 | ||
- ↑ Includes the Emperor's Cup, Taça de Portugal and Qatar Emir Cup
- ↑ Includes the J.League Cup and Taça da Liga
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2018 | Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium |  Mali |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 November 2018 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  Kyrgyzstan |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 3 | 26 March 2019 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Bolivia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 4 | 24 June 2019 | Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Copa América |
| 5 | 10 September 2019 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Myanmar |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
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Al-Duhail
Porto
Japan U23
Individual
- AFC U-23 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2016[8]
- Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: October/November 2017[9]
- Primeira Liga Player of the Month: September 2018[10]
- SPJF Goal of the Month: November 2017 vs Tondela[11]
- SPJF Goal of the Month: February 2018 vs Feirense[12]
References
change- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Urawa Red Diamonds - Team Profile". Urawa Red Diamonds.
- ↑ Shoya Nakajima at Soccerway
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shoya Nakajima". National Football Teams.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "中島 翔哉 (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. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ↑ "On This Day: Japan's U23 triumph in Doha". Asian Football Confederation. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Nakajima named AFC U23 Championship MVP". Asian Football Confederation. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Jonas e Rui Costa eleitos "Jogador do Mês"" [Jonas and Rui Costa elected "Player of the Month"] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Melhores de setembro: Phellype e Shoya em destaque" [Best of September: Phellype and Shoya highlighted] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Nakajima é o autor do Melhor Golo de Novembro" [Nakajima is the author of November's Best Goal] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ "Golo de Nakajima é o melhor de Fevereiro" [Nakajima's goal is the best of February] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
Other websites
change- Shoya Nakajima at Soccerway.com
- Shoya Nakajima at WorldFootball.net
- Shoya Nakajima at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shoya Nakajima at FBref.com
- Shoya Nakajima at J.League (in Japanese)
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