Shoya Nakajima

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Sh?ya Nakajima
中島 翔哉
Nakajima with Porto in 2019
Personal information
Full name Shoya Nakajima [1]
Date of birth ( 1994-08-23 ) 23 August 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Hachi?ji, 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
Representing   Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Sh?ya Nakajima ( 中島 翔哉 , Nakajima Sh?ya , born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds and the Japan national team . Primarily a left winger , he has also played on the right flank and as a central second striker .

After starting his career with Tokyo Verdy of the J2 League and FC Tokyo of the J1 League , he spent several years in Portugal's Primeira Liga with Portimonense and Porto . He also had brief spells in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

He was part of the Japanese under-23 team at the 2016 Olympics . First capped at senior level in 2018, he was part of the Japan team at the 2019 Copa America .

Club career [ edit ]

Portimonense [ edit ]

On 27 August 2017, Nakajima moved abroad for the first time, signing a season-long loan with Portimonense of Portugal's Primeira Liga . [3] After scoring 10 goals and as many assists in 32 total matches for the team from the Algarve , he signed a permanent deal in May 2018. [4]

Al Duhail [ edit ]

In February 2019, Nakajima joined Qatar Stars League side Al 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 over Al Ahli on 28 February. [7]

Porto [ edit ]

On 5 July 2019, Porto announced 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 million release clause . [8] [9]

Nakajima made his Porto debut on 13 August 2019 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round away to Krasnodar , playing the full 90 minutes of a 3?2 loss that eliminated the team on the away goals rule . [10] He scored his first goal on 19 December 2019, the only one of a home win over Santa Clara in the fifth round of the Taca de Portugal , his 17th appearance. [11] On 16 January 2021, Nakajima joined Al Ain of the UAE Pro League on a six-month loan deal including an optional €40 million transfer clause. [12] After his time in the Middle East was ended by a tibia break, 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 against Adana 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 League side Urawa Red Diamonds announced 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 the Japanese under-17 national team when he was called up to the Slovakia Cup, a friendly tournament in early May 2011 that served the purpose of preparing the squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup . [16] A month later, he was in Mexico playing at the 2011 U-17 World Cup , where he appeared in two matches and scored one goal in a 3?2 loss against Brazil in the quarter-finals. [17] [18] In August 2013, Nakajima was called for the Japanese under-20 national team [a] to participate in the L'Alcudia International Football Tournament in Spain. The squad was eliminated in the group stage, and he scored in a 2?1 win against Argentina . [19] [20]

In January 2014, Nakajima played for the Japanese under-23 national team [b] in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship . He appeared in all three matches of the group stage , scoring once against Iran and twice against Australia , [21] [22] [23] as the team reached the quarter-finals. [24] In September 2014, Nakajima was called for the 2014 Asian Games , scoring against Iraq and Nepal in the group stage . [25] [26] The team reached the quarter-finals. [27] [28]

In March 2015, he played two matches in the AFC U-23 Championship qualification and scored a double against Vietnam . [29] [30] The team reached the first place of the group and was granted the qualification for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship . In January 2016, he participated in the championship, scoring a double in the extra-time of the quarter-finals match against Iraq [31] and eventually won the competition with a 3?2 triumph against South 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 the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro . He played three matches and scored a goal against Colombia , while the team came third in the group stage . [34] [35] [36]

Senior career [ edit ]

On 15 March 2018, Nakajima was called by national manager Vahid Halilhod?i? for upcoming matches against Mali and Ukraine . [37] Eight days later, he debuted and scored his first goal for Japan national team against Mali in a 1?1 draw. [38]

Hajime Moriyasu named Nakajima in the squad for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil, which Japan guest entered with a mainly under-23 team. He scored the opening goal against Ecuador in the last group game in Belo Horizonte , but the 1?1 draw eliminated the team. [39]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Club [ edit ]

As of match played 25 August 2023 [40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup [c] League cup [d] 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 [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 Super 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
  1. ^ The Japanese under-20 national team comprises the U-19 and U-20 youth categories.
  2. ^ The Japanese under-23 national team comprises the U-21, U-22 and U-23 youth categories.
  3. ^ Includes the Emperor's Cup , Taca de Portugal and Qatar Emir Cup
  4. ^ Includes the J.League Cup and Taca da Liga
  5. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League , four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International [ edit ]

As of match played 19 November 2019 [41] [42]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Shoya Nakajima [41] [42]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2018 Stade Maurice Dufrasne , Liege , 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 Estadio Mineirao , Belo Horizonte , Brazil   Ecuador 1?0 1?1 2019 Copa America
5 10 September 2019 Thuwunna Stadium , Yangon , Myanmar   Myanmar 1?0 2?0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours [ edit ]

Nakajima with FC Tokyo in 2015

Al-Duhail

Porto

Japan U23

Individual

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "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 .
  2. ^ "Urawa Red Diamonds - Team Profile" . Urawa Red Diamonds .
  3. ^ "Shoya NAKAJIMA moves to Portimonense on a loan deal" . FC Tokyo. 27 August 2017 . Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
  4. ^ "Shoya Nakajima to complete full transfer from FC Tokyo to Portimonense" . The Japan Times . 14 May 2018 . Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
  5. ^ "Shoya Nakajima Joins Al Duhail" . duhailsc.com. 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Shoya Nakajima makes record move to Qatar's Al-Duhail" . The Japan Times . 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Football: Shoya Nakajima scores first goal in Qatar" . Kyodo News. 1 March 2019 . Retrieved 22 October 2019 .
  8. ^ "Comunicado ? Futebol Clube do Porto, SAD" [Press Release ? Futebol Clube do Porto, SAD] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Securities Market Commission . 5 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2019 . Retrieved 7 July 2019 .
  9. ^ "Nakajima assina pelo FC Porto por cinco temporadas" [Nakajima signs for FC Porto for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Radio e Televisao de Portugal . 5 July 2019 . Retrieved 7 July 2019 .
  10. ^ de Sousa, Guilherme (13 August 2019). "A noite de pesadelo no Dragao. Krasnodar deixa FC Porto fora da Liga dos Campeoes" [Nightmare night in the Dragao . Krasnodar put FC Porto out of the Champions League] (in Portuguese). TSF . Retrieved 21 December 2019 .
  11. ^ Amaral Santos, Francisco (20 December 2019). "Chuva foi o protagonista indesejado: As notas do FC Porto-Santa Clara" [The rain was the unwanted protagonist: The notes on FC Porto-Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). Noticias ao Minuto . Retrieved 21 December 2019 .
  12. ^ "Oficial: Nakajima deixa FC Porto e reforca Al Ain" [Official: Nakajima leaves FC Porto and joins Al Ain]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 January 2021 . Retrieved 16 January 2021 .
  13. ^ "Nakajima regressa ao Portimonense por emprestimo do FC Porto" [Nakajima returns to Portimonense on loan from FC Porto]. Diario de Noticias (in Portuguese). 25 August 2021 . Retrieved 17 October 2021 .
  14. ^ "WATCH: Worst debut ever? Japan star Nakajima sent off 20 seconds into Antalyaspor bow | Goal.com" . www.goal.com . Retrieved 19 September 2022 .
  15. ^ "Shoya Nakajima complete transfer and join" . Urawa Red Diamonds. 25 July 2023 . Retrieved 31 August 2023 .
  16. ^ "Japan U-17s to play in Slovakia Cup in May" . Japan Football Association . 19 April 2011 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  17. ^ "Matsumoto edge lifts Japan" . FIFA . 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  18. ^ "Selecao survive late scare to reach semis" . FIFA. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  19. ^ "Japan U-19 squad for Alcudia Int'l tourney named" . JFA. 8 August 2013 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  20. ^ "Japan U-19s out at group stage of Spanish tournament" . JFA. 20 August 2013 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  21. ^ "AFC U-22 C'ship: Japan 3?3 Iran" . Asian Football Confederation . 12 January 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  22. ^ "AFC U-22 C'ship: Kuwait 0?0 Japan" . Asian Football Confederation. 14 January 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  23. ^ "AFC U-22 C'ship: Australia 0?4 Japan" . Asian Football Confederation. 16 January 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  24. ^ "AFC U-22 C'ship (QF): Iraq 1?0 Japan" . Asian Football Confederation. 20 January 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  25. ^ "Iraq stifles Japan at Asian Games" . The Japan Times . 18 September 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  26. ^ "Japan U-21 cruise past Nepal, clinch knockout stage at 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014" . JFA. 22 September 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  27. ^ "Japan U-21 keep second straight clean sheet in Palestine win, advance to quarter finals" . JFA. 26 September 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  28. ^ "Japan Under-21 squad fall to South Korea, fail to retain Asiad title" . JFA. 29 September 2014 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  29. ^ "Vietnam U23 vs Japan U23" . WorldFootball. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  30. ^ "Japan U23 vs Malaysia U23" . 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  31. ^ "Nakajima lifts Japan in extra time" . The Japan Times. 23 January 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  32. ^ a b "On This Day: Japan's U23 triumph in Doha" . Asian Football Confederation. 29 January 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  33. ^ a b "Nakajima named AFC U23 Championship MVP" . Asian Football Confederation. 30 January 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  34. ^ "Etebo stars as Nigeria win nine-goal thriller" . FIFA. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  35. ^ "Japan stay alive with Colombia fightback" . FIFA. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  36. ^ "Japan see off Sweden in vain" . FIFA. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  37. ^ "Nakajima and Honda called-up for SAMURAI BLUE's Belgium Tour" . JFA. 16 March 2018 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  38. ^ "Nakajima scores equaliser in his debut as SAMURAI BLUE draws with Mali" . JFA. 24 March 2018 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  39. ^ "Japan ousted after draw with Ecuador" . The Japan Times . 25 June 2019 . Retrieved 22 October 2019 . [ permanent dead link ]
  40. ^ Shoya Nakajima at Soccerway
  41. ^ a b "Shoya Nakajima" . National Football Teams.
  42. ^ a b "中島 翔哉 (Shoya Nakajima)" (in Japanese). Japan National Football Team Database.
  43. ^ "Al Duhail crush Al Sadd 4-1 to retain Amir Cup" . The Peninsula . 16 May 2019 . Retrieved 7 July 2019 .
  44. ^ "Jonas e Rui Costa eleitos "Jogador do Mes" " [Jonas and Rui Costa elected "Player of the Month"] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal . 7 December 2017 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .
  45. ^ "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 .
  46. ^ "Nakajima e 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 .
  47. ^ "Golo de Nakajima e o melhor de Fevereiro" [Nakajima's goal is the best of February] (in Portuguese). SJPF. 2 April 2018 . Retrieved 6 December 2018 .

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