Paulo Nagamura

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Personal information
Paulo Nagamura
Full name	Paulo Roberto Nagamura
Date of birth	March 2, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nickname	Paulinho
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Toronto FC
Number	-
Youth clubs
1994-01	São Paulo
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-04 2005-2006 2007—	Arsenal Los Angeles Galaxy Toronto FC	0 (0) 54 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Paulo Nagamura (born March 2, 1983 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Japanese-Brazilian soccer player, who currently plays with the MLS expansion club, Toronto FC. It is the only MLS club based outside of the United States.

Nagamura came up through the system of hometown São Paulo. In 2001, he was sold to English powerhouse Arsenal, and played with the club's youth and reserve sides through 2004, helping them to the English U-19 championship, scoring a goal in the final against Liverpool. He signed with the Galaxy in March of 2005 and became a starter in the team's midfield.

On November 17, 2006 Paulo Nagamura was selected by Toronto FC in the 2006 expansion draft.

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List of current MLS players

Toronto FC - Current Squad
1 Sutton \| 2 Boyens \| 3 Braz \| 4 Reda \| 5 O'Brien \| 6 Hemming \| 7 Cancela \| 8 Edu \| 9 Casey \| 10 Eskandarian \| 11 Brennan \| 12 Buddle \| 13 Pozniak \| 16 Chencinski \| 17 Nagamura \| 19 Asante \| 20 Lombardo \| 24 Gray \| 33 Robinson \| - Gonsalves \| - Guzman \| - Lumley \| - Mulrooney \| - Smith \| - West \| Coach: Johnston

Persondata
NAME	Nagamura, Paulo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH	March 2, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH	São Paulo, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH