Keito Nakamura
Keito Nakamura (中村 敬斗, Nakamura Keito, born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK. He plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keito Nakamura[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Abiko, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mitsubishi Yowa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Gamba Osaka U-23 | 22 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Twente (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Juniors OÖ (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | LASK | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Juniors OÖ | 5 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Japan U-17 | 11 | (5) |
| 2019 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from Kantō Soccer League side Mitsubishi Yowa ahead of the 2018 J1 League season.[5] He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3–2 home defeat by Nagoya Grampus in which replaced Hwang Ui-jo in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for Shun Nagasawa to head home and make the score 2-2.[6][7]
In total he played 17 J1 League games during his debut campaign and netted 1 goal, the winner in a 2–1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki on November 24.[8] He also scored once in 7 J.League Cup games and made one substitute appearance in the Emperor's Cup, a shock home defeat to Kwansei Gakuin University.[3]
Nakamura spent a large part of the second half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 League where he netted 4 times in 15 appearances with the goals coming against FC Tokyo U-23, Thespakusatsu Gunma and Azul Claro Numazu.[3]
In February 2021, Nakamura has loaned to 2. Liga (Austria) club FC Juniors OÖ. [9]
On 11 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Austrian club LASK.[10]
International career
Nakamura has represented Japan at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level playing in both the AFC Under-16 Championship in 2016, and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which he netted 4 times in 4 games before Japan were eliminated by England at the last-16 stage.[2][3]
Career statistics
Last update: 15 May 2021[3]
| Club performance | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 2018 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Beker | - | Europe | Total | |||||||||
| 2019-20 | FC Twente | Eredivisie | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | 6 | |||
| Belgium | League | Belgium Cup | - | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2020-21 | Sint-Truidense V.V. | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | |||
| Austria | League | Austrian Cup | - | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2020-21 | FC Juniors OÖ | 2. Liga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2021-22 | FC Juniors OÖ | 2. Liga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 60 | 13 | ||||
- Japan – Emperor's Cup; Netherlands – KNVB Beker
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- "Keito Nakamura Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Keito Nakamura Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Keito Nakamura J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Gamba Osaka News – Keito Nakamura arrival". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Schedule & Results Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus". J.League English Website. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus 2-3". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Schedule & Results Gamba Osaka vs V-Varen Nagasaki". J.League English Website. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "FC JUNIORS OÖ LEIHT JAPANER NAKAMURA". FC Juniors OÖ (in German). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "LASK SIGN LEFT WINGER KEITO NAKAMURA". LASK. 11 August 2021.
External links
- Keito Nakamura – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Keito Nakamura at J.League (in Japanese)