Yu Nakasato

Japanese association football player

Yu Nakasato (中里 優, Nakasato Yu, born July 14, 1994) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Yu Nakasato
中里 優
Personal information
Full name Yu Nakasato
Date of birth (1994-07-14) July 14, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.48 m (4 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Number 7
Youth career
2007–2010 Tokyo Verdy Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Tokyo Verdy Beleza 102 (16)
Total 102 (16)
National team
2012 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2016–2018 Japan 20 (0)
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Winner Nadeshiko League 2015
Winner Nadeshiko League 2016
Winner Nadeshiko League 2017
Winner Nadeshiko League 2018
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2011
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2012
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2013
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2014
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2012
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2016
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2018
Winner Empress's Cup 2014
Winner Empress's Cup 2017
Winner Empress's Cup 2018
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018

Biography

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Nakasato was born in Fuchu on July 14, 1994. In 2011, she joined Nippon TV Beleza (later Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) from their youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2017 season.

In August 2012, Nakasato was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2012 U-20 World Cup and Japan got to third place. On June 2, 2016, she debuted for the Japan national team against United States. She played 20 games for Japan from 2016 to 2018.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2016 3 0
2017 13 0
2018 4 0
Total 20 0

References

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  1. List of match in 2016, 2017, 2018 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

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