Emi Nakajima

Emi Nakajima (中島 依美, Nakajima Emi, born September 27, 1990) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Emi Nakajima
Nakajima playing for Japan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Emi Nakajima
Date of birth (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990
Place of birth Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Youth career
2006–2008 Yasu High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– INAC Kobe Leonessa 201 (34)
National team
2010 Japan U-20 3 (1)
2011– Japan 81 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from Yasu High School, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won Nadeshiko League championship for 3 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also selected Best Eleven in 2013 and 2017.

Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's the Japan U-20 national team squad for the 2010 U-20 World Cup in Germany. She appeared in all three matches and scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage. Nakajima received her first cap for the senior team against United States on May 14, 2011. On July 10, 2013, she was called up to the 2013 East Asian Cup in South Korea. She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and the 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title. In 2019, she was selected Japan for 2019 World Cup.

Statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201200
201371
2014124
201531
201671
2017152
2018194
2019131
202030
Total8114

References

  1. List of match in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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