Kensuke Nagai

Kensuke Nagai (永井 謙佑, Nagai Kensuke, born 5 March 1989) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1 League club FC Tokyo.

Kensuke Nagai
永井 謙佑
Personal information
Full name Kensuke Nagai
Date of birth (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989
Place of birth Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2006 Kyushu International
University High School
2006–2009 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Avispa Fukuoka 5 (0)
2010 Vissel Kobe 3 (0)
2011–2012 Nagoya Grampus 57 (13)
2013–2014 Standard Liège 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Nagoya Grampus (loan) 42 (12)
2015–2016 Nagoya Grampus 62 (17)
2017– FC Tokyo 62 (6)
National team‡
2007–2008 Japan U-18 3 (1)
2008 Japan U-19 3 (4)
2009–2011 Japan U-20 5 (1)
2009–2012 Japan U-23 31 (13)
2010– Japan 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Career

From the age of 3, Nagai spent 5 years in Ipatinga, Brazil, where he started playing street football with his childhood friends.[1]

After he moved back from Brazil to Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, he played soccer at local elementary school and junior high school clubs,[1] before he joined the Kyushu International University High School club, and played two matches at the 85th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.

He joined Fukuoka University club in April 2007. Three months later, he played at the AJHSST, and won the 33rd Prime Minister's Cup All Japan College Soccer Tournament in 2009.

While playing for the Fukuoka University Club, Nagai also played for Avispa Fukuoka in the J. League Division 2 in 2009 and Vissel Kobe in 2010 as a designated player for development by the league and JFA.

On 23 December 2009, he was named in the squad for Japan's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen,[2] and made his full international debut for the team in the fixture on 6 January 2010.[3]

He was selected as a member of Japanese squad for 2012 Olympics.[4]

He was transferred from Nagoya to Standard Liège of Belgian Pro League in January 2013, but transferred back to Nagoya on loan from August 2013 to June 2014, due to less playing opportunities given with Standard Liège. In January 2015, the loan deal was terminated as Nagai moved back to Nagoya on a permanent basis.

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 February 2019.[5][6][7]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Other4 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fukuoka University 2009 -33---33
Avispa Fukuoka 2009 50----50
Vissel Kobe 2010 30-00--30
Nagoya Grampus 2011 273422272-409
2012 3010320071-4013
Standard Liège 2012–13 3000--0030
Nagoya Grampus 2013 14010---150
2014 28124661--3819
2015 31100041--3511
2016 3173000--347
FC Tokyo 2017 3011081--392
2018 3252020--365
Career total 2344821132251430029169

1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.

2Includes J. League Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

4Includes Belgian Pro League Play-offs.

International
As of 19 November 2019

International goals
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[17]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2019Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi, Rifu, Japan El Salvador1–02–02019 Kirin Challenge Cup
2.2–0
3.10 October 2019Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Mongolia4–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Japan

Club

Nagoya Grampus

Individual

References
  1. 九州国際大付に韋駄天／高校サッカー (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 17 December 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. "Japan Coach Takeshi Okada Names Young Squad For Yemen Test". Goal. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  3. "Japan rally past Yemen, qualify for 2011 Asian Cup". Japan Football Association. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  4. "Kensuke Nagai Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 49 out of 289)
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 105 out of 289)
  7. "Japan - Kensuke Nagai - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
  8. "Ｕ－22日本代表　中東遠征 国際親善試合（vsクウェート代表）試合結果、監督・選手コメント". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  9. "Ｕ－22日本代表　中東遠征 国際親善試合（vsU-22バーレーン代表）試合結果、監督・選手コメント". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 13 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  10. "国際親善試合　U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第1戦 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 26 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  11. "国際親善試合　U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第2戦 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  12. "U-22日本代表　国際親善試合　2011_06_01　オーストラリア". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  13. "U-22日本代表　国際親善試合　2011_08_10　エジプト". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  14. "キリンチャレンジカップ2012 対U-23ニュージーランド代表". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  15. 杉本選手のゴールでベラルーシを下す. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  16. 大津の決勝ゴールでメキシコに競り勝つ. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  17. "Kensuke Nagai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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