Emi Nakajima

Emi Nakajima
中島 依美
Nakajima playing for Japan in 2016
Personal information
Full name Emi Nakajima
Date of birth (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990
Place of birth Yasu, 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)
2009– INAC Kobe Leonessa 152 (25)
Total 152 (25)
National team‡
2010 Japan U-20 3 (1)
2011– Japan 46 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2017

Emi Nakajima (中島 依美, Nakajima Emi, born September 27, 1990) is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team.

Club career

Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won L.League championship for 3 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also elected Best Eleven in 2013 and 2017.

National team career

Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's Japan U-20 national team squad for the 2010 U-20 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 against United States on May 14 2011. On July 10, 2013, she was called up to the 2013 East Asian Cup in South Korea.[3] She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match.[4] In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title.

Club statistics

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

National team statistics

[5]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201120
201200
201371
2014124
201531
201671
2017152
Total469

National team goals

Under–20

Scores and results list Japan U20's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 July 2010Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld England1–03–12010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Senior team

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 July 2013Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul China PR2–02–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup

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.
  5. ↑ List of match in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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