Kengo Nakamura

Kengo Nakamura
Personal information
Full name Kengo Nakamura
Date of birth October 31, 1980 (1980-10-31) (age 31)
Place of birth Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Central Midfield
Club information
Current club Kawasaki Frontale
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003– Kawasaki Frontale 234 (33)
National team‡
2006– Japan 54 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2010 (UTC)

Kengo Nakamura (中村 憲剛 Nakamura Kengo?, born October 31, 1980) is a Japanese football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale of the J. League.

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Career

He has a bachelor of arts (English) from Chuo University.

Playing style

K.Nakamura is a playmaking midfielder usually employed by Kawasaki Frontale on the central midfield. His view can supply pass very widely over the wide range.

Besides passing, Nakamura is also an adept dribbler with determination and strength. He has managed to score through dribbling past defenses for his club. His goals and assists were instrumental in taking Kawasaki Frontale to the knock-out stages of the ACL 2007.

Honors

Individual honors

Career statistics

Last update: 25 August 2011

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2003 Kawasaki Frontale J. League Division 2 34 4 3 2 - - 37 6
2004 41 5 3 0 - - 44 5
2005 J. League Division 1 29 2 3 1 6 2 - 38 5
2006 34 10 2 1 10 3 - 46 14
2007 30 4 4 0 3 0 7 3 44 7
2008 34 4 1 0 1 0 - 36 4
2009 32 4 1 0 3 0 9 3 45 7
2010 27 4 1 0 3 1 3 0 34 5
2011 20 4 0 0 1 0 - 21 4
Career total 281 41 18 4 27 6 19 6 345 57
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 3 1
2007 13 0
2008 13 2
2009 12 2
2010 11 0
2011 2 1
Total 54 6

National team career statistics

Last update: 11 October 2011

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 2 0 1 Qualified
 Japan 2007 AFC Asian Cup Senior 6 0 0 4th Place
 Japan 2008 East Asian Football Championship Senior 2 0 0 Runners-Up
 Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Senior 5 2 2 Qualified
 Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 2 0 0 Qualified
 Japan 2010 FIFA World Cup Senior 0 1 0 Round of 16
 Japan 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Senior 1 0 1

Goals for senior national team

Last update: 11 October 2011

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. October 11, 2006 Bangalore, India  India 3-0 Won 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. June 14, 2008 Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 3-0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. September 6, 2008 Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 3-2 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. May 31, 2009 Tokyo, Japan  Belgium 4-0 Won Friendly Match
5. September 9, 2009 Utrecht, Netherlands  Ghana 4-3 Won Friendly Match
6. October 11, 2011 Osaka, Japan  Tajikistan 8-0 Won 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

Kawasaki Frontale – current squad