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.

Shoya Nakajima
Nakajima at Porto in 2019
Personal information
Full name Shoya Nakajima
Date of birth (1994-08-23) August 23, 1994
Place of birth Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ain
Youth career
2010–2012 Tokyo Verdy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Tokyo Verdy 29 (6)
2014 Kataller Toyama 28 (2)
2014–2017 FC Tokyo 51 (6)
2015 →J.League U-22 (laon) 3 (0)
2016 →FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2019 Portimonense 42 (15)
2019 Al-Duhail 7 (1)
2019–2020 Porto 20 (0)
2021 Al-Ain (loan) 2 (0)
2021– Portimonense (loan)
National team
2011 Japan U-17 2 (1)
2016 Japan U-23 3 (1)
2018–2019 Japan 19 (5)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020/21 season at Porto

Biography

Nakajima 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.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2012Tokyo VerdyJ2 League8420--104
201321220--232
2014Kataller ToyamaJ2 League28220--302
2014FC TokyoJ1 League500000-50
20151312021-172
2016123214200186
20172121173-296
2015J.League U-22J3 League30---30
2016FC Tokyo U-23J3 League70---70
PortugalLeague Cup of Portugal Portuguese League Cup EuropeTotal
2017/18PortimonensePrimeira Liga29102020-3310
2018/191350010-145
QatarLeague Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup AsiaTotal
2018/19Al-DuhailStars League7130-61162
PortugalLeague Cup of Portugal Portuguese League Cup EuropeTotal
2019/20PortoPrimeira Liga160413050281
2020/214010004090
United Arab EmiratesLeague UAE Emir Cup League Cup AsiaTotal
2020/21Al-AinPro League
CountryJapan 118141121360014222
Portugal 62157160908416
Qatar 7130-61162
United Arab Emirates
Total 1873021319615124240

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201862
2019133
Total195

References
  1. Shoya Nakajima at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Shoya Nakajima at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

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