Kengo Nakamura

Kengo Nakamura

Nakamura with Kawasaki Frontale in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kengo Nakamura[1]
Date of birth (1980-10-31) 31 October 1980
Place of birth Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Central Midfield
Club information
Current team
 Kawasaki Frontale
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003– Kawasaki Frontale 445 (67)
National team‡
2006– Japan 68 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

Kengo Nakamura (中村 憲剛, Nakamura Kengo, born 31 October 1980) is a Japanese football midfielder who currently plays for Kawasaki Frontale of J1 League.

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.

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.

Career statistics

Updated to 23 February 2017.[2]

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 AFC Total
2003Kawasaki FrontaleJ2 League34432--376
200441530--445
2005J1 League2923162-385
2006341021103-4614
2007304403073447
20083441010-364
2009324103093457
2010274103130345
20113041020-334
20123451020-375
20132670042-309
2014303002082405
2015332106000402
2016319002000339
Career total 4456721444827853787
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200631
2007130
2008132
2009122
2010110
201141
201270
201350
Total686

National team career statistics

Last update: 11 October 2011

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior201Qualified
 Japan2007 AFC Asian CupSenior6004th Place
 Japan2008 East Asian Football ChampionshipSenior200Runners-Up
 Japan2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior522Qualified
 Japan2011 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior200Qualified
 Japan2010 FIFA World CupSenior010Round of 16
 Japan2014 FIFA World Cup qualificationSenior101

Goals for senior national team

Last update: 11 October 2011

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

Honors

Individual honors

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 26 out of 289)
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