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Yuto Nagatomo

Japanese association football player

Yuto Nagatomo (長友 佑都, Nagatomo Yuto, born September 12, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Yuto Nagatomo
Nagatomo with Galatasaray in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yuto Nagatomo[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Club information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2004 Higashi Fukuoka High School
2005–2007 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FC Tokyo 72 (5)
2010–2011 → Cesena (loan) 16 (0)
2011–2018 Inter Milan 170 (9)
2018 → Galatasaray (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2020 Galatasaray 32 (2)
2020–2021 Marseille 25 (0)
2021– FC Tokyo 67 (0)
National team‡
2008 Japan U-23 2 (0)
2008– Japan 142 (4)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2011 Qatar
Runner-up 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2022

Biography change

Nagatomo was born in Saijo on September 12, 1986. When he played for Meiji University, he also played for FC Tokyo in 2007. After graduating from the university, he joined FC Tokyo in 2008. He became a regular left side back from first season. The club won the champions in the 2009 J.League Cup. In summer 2010, he moved to Italian Serie A club Cesena. In January 2011, he moved to Internazionale Milano. He played 170 matches for the club in 7 seasons. In February 2018, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. The club won the champions in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 season. In summer 2020, he moved to French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille.

On May 24, 2008, Nagatomo debuted for the Japan national team against Ivory Coast. He became a regular player as left side back soon. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, he was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played full-time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 9 November 2023[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo 2007 J.League Division 1 0 0 — 1 0 — — 1 0
2008 J.League Division 1 29 3 3 0 3 0 — — 35 3
2009 J.League Division 1 31 1 1 0 4 1 — — 36 2
2010 J.League Division 1 12 1 — 1 0 — — 13 1
Total 72 5 4 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 85 6
Cesena (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 16 0 0 0 — — — 16 0
Inter Milan (on loan) 2010–11 Serie A 13 2 3 0 — 3 0 — 19 2
Inter Milan 2011–12 Serie A 35 2 1 0 — 7 0 — 43 2
2012–13 Serie A 25 0 2 0 — 8 2 — 35 2
2013–14 Serie A 34 5 2 0 — — — 36 5
2014–15 Serie A 14 0 1 0 — 3 0 — 18 0
2015–16 Serie A 22 0 4 0 — — — 26 0
2016–17 Serie A 16 0 0 0 — 4 0 — 20 0
2017–18 Serie A 11 0 2 0 — — — 13 0
Total Inter 170 9 15 0 0 0 25 2 0 0 210 11
Galatasaray (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 15 0 1 0 — — — 16 0
Galatasaray 2018–19 Süper Lig 17 1 0 0 — 7 0 1 0 25 1
2019–20 Süper Lig 15 1 2 1 — 6 0 1 0 24 2
Total 47 2 3 1 0 0 13 0 2 0 65 3
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 25 0 1 0 — 2 0 1 0 29 0
FC Tokyo 2021 J1 League 10 0 — — — — 10 0
2022 J1 League 30 0 1 0 — — — 31 0
2023 J1 League 27 0 2 0 6 0 — — 35 0
Career total 397 16 26 1 15 1 40 2 3 0 481 20
  1. ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ↑ Include J.League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Includes Turkish Super Cup and Trophée des Champions

International change

As of match played 5 December 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2008 7 1
2009 11 2
2010 16 0
2011 10 0
2012 10 0
2013 12 0
2014 10 0
2015 10 0
2016 5 0
2017 10 0
2018 9 0
2019 12 1
2020 1 0
2021 8 0
2022 11 0
Total 142 4
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nagatomo goal.
List of international goals scored by Yuto Nagatomo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 2008 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan   Syria 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2 31 May 2009 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   Belgium 1–0 4–0 Friendly
3 8 October 2009 Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan   Hong Kong 2–0 6–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 10 October 2019 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan   Mongolia 3–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours change

FC Tokyo[4]

Inter Milan

Galatasaray

Japan

Individual

References change

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Yuto Nagatomo > Club matches worldfootball.net
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Y. Nagatomo". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Yuto Nagatomo at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced!". Asian Football Confederation. 2020-07-07. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  8. ↑ "#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

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