Mitsuru Nagata

Mitsuru Nagata (永田 充, Nagata Mitsuru, born 6 April 1983) is a Japanese football player.[1] He played for Japan national team.

Mitsuru Nagata
永田 充
Nagata playing for Albirex Niigata
Personal information
Full name Mitsuru Nagata
Date of birth (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Tokyo United FC
Number 28
Youth career
1999–2001 Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Kashiwa Reysol 62 (3)
2006–2010 Albirex Niigata 119 (1)
2011–2016 Urawa Reds 91 (2)
2017–2018 Tokyo Verdy 10 (0)
2019– Tokyo United FC
Total 282 (6)
National team
2002–2003 Japan U-20 9 (0)
2010–2011 Japan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2018 season

Club career

Nagata was born in Shizuoka on 6 April 1983. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club Albirex Niigata with teammate Kisho Yano. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007-2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to Urawa Reds with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy.[2] Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. Nagata joined Tokyo United FC on 15 May 2019.[3]

National team career

Nagata was a participant at 2003 World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004. He made his full international debut on 2 September 2010 in a friendly match against Guatemala.[4] He was also selected in the national squad for the 2011 Asian Cup finals as a late replacement for injured Tomoaki Makino.[5] He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.[4]

Club statistics

As of end of 2018 season[6][7]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 2002 600000-60
2003 2301040-280
2004 282104020352
2005 5100102081
Albirex Niigata 2006 000000-00
2007 2200030-250
2008 3012050-371
2009 3304060-430
2010 3402060-420
Urawa Reds 2011 3420070-412
2012 2902051-361
2013 90201020140
2014 1302050-200
2015 50101030100
2016 1000003040
Tokyo Verdy 2017 10010--110
2018 0030--30
Career total 28262104811203637

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the J.League Promotion / Relegation Series.

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201010
201110
Total20

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2002 AFC Youth ChampionshipU-19600Runners-up
 Japan2003 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20210Quarter-finals
 Japan2011 AFC Asian CupSenior010Champions

Honours

Japan

2011

Urawa Reds

2016

Individual

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References

  1. Mitsuru Nagata at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
  3. 充選手加入のお知らせ, tokyo-united-fc.jp, 15 May 2019
  4. Japan National Football Team Database
  5. Makino, Sakai out of Japan squad the AFC Official Website
  6. Mitsuru Nagata at J.League (in Japanese)
  7. Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
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