Emi Nakajima

Emi Nakajima
Personal information
Full name Emi Nakajima
Date of birth (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990
Place of birth Shiga, Japan
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–2004 Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki
2005–2008 FC Vitoria
2009– INAC Kobe Leonessa 65 (9)
National team‡
2010 Japan U20 3 (1)
2011– Japan 15 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2014

Emi Nakajima (中島 依美 Nakajima Emi, born 27 September 1990) is a Japanese footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Japanese L. League club INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Japan women's national team.

Club career

Nakajima began her career at Speranza F.C. Osaka-Takatsuki. In 2005, she joined FC Vitoria. Nakajima moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009.

International career

Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's Japan under-20s squad for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.[1] She appeared in all of Japan's three matches against Mexico, Nigeria and England, scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage.[2] Nakajima received her first cap for the senior team in 2011. On 10 July 2013, she was called up to the 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup in South Korea.[3] She scored her first goal on 20 June 2013 in a 2–0 win against China in the first Women's East Asian Cup final round match.[4]

International goals

Under–20

Scores and results list Japan U20's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 July 2010 Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld  England 1–0 3–1 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Senior team

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 July 2013 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul  China PR 2–0 2–0 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2013.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2009 11131–142
2010 1824230254
2011 13110–141
2012 1444051235
2013 9110091
Total 6591231819513
Career total 6591231819513

International

As of match played 20 July 2013.
Japan national under-20 team
YearAppsGoals
2010 3 1
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2011 2 0
2012 0 0
2013 4 1
Total 9 2

Honours

Club

INAC Kobe Leonessa

References

  1. ↑ "Women’s U-20 World Cup squad named". Japan Football Association. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Emi Nakajima". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）EAFF女子東アジアカップ2013（韓国）" (PDF). Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. ↑ 日本 2–0 中国. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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