Shoya Nakajima

Nakajima was first selected to represent the Japanese under-17 national team when he was called up to the Slovakia Cup, a friendly tournament in early May 2011 that served the purpose of preparing the squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] A month later, he was in Mexico playing at the 2011 U-17 World Cup, where he appeared in two matches and scored one goal in a 3–2 loss against Brazil in the quarter-finals.[11][12] In August 2013, Nakajima was called for the Japanese under-20 national team[lower-alpha 1] to participate in the L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament in Spain. The squad was eliminated in the group stage, and he scored in a 2–1 win against Argentina.[13][14]

In January 2014, Nakajima played for the Japanese under-23 national team[lower-alpha 2] in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship. He appeared in all three matches of the group stage, scoring once against Iran and twice against Australia,[15][16][17] as the team reached the quarter-finals.[18] In September 2014, Nakajima was called for the 2014 Asian Games, scoring against Iraq and Nepal in the group stage.[19][20] The team reached the quarter-finals.[21][22]

In March 2015, he played two matches in the AFC U-23 Championship qualification and scored a double against Vietnam.[23][24] The team reached the first place of the group and was granted the qualification for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. In January 2016, he participated in the championship, scoring a double in the extra-time of the quarter-finals match against Iraq[25] and eventually won the competition with a 3–2 triumph against South Korea.[26] Nakajima was also crown the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament.[27]

In August 2016, he was elected for the Japanese Olympic national team (under-23) that competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He played three matches and scored a goal against Colombia, while the team came third in the group stage.[28][29][30]

On 15 March 2018, Nakajima was called by national manager Vahid Halilhodžić for upcoming matches against Mali and Ukraine.[31] Eight days later, he debuted and scored his first goal for Japanese national team against Mali in a 1–1 draw.[32]

Hajime Moriyasu named Nakajima in the squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, which Japan guest entered with a mainly under-23 team. He scored the opening goal against Ecuador in the last group game in Belo Horizonte, but the 1–1 draw eliminated the team.[33]

As of 8 March 2020[34]

As of 19 November 2019[35][36]

As of 10 September 2019 (score column indicates score after each Nakajima goal, Japan score listed second)[35][36]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 March 2018	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium	Mali	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	20 November 2018	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	Kyrgyzstan	4–0	4–0	2018 Kirin Challenge Cup
3.	26 March 2019	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Bolivia	1–0	1–0	2019 Kirin Challenge Cup
4.	24 June 2019	Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Ecuador	1–0	1–1	2019 Copa América
5.	10 September 2019	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Al-Duhail

• Qatar Emir Cup: 2019[37]

Japan U-23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016[26]

• AFC U-23 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2016[27]
• Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: October/November 2017[38]
• Primeira Liga Player of the Month: September 2018[39]
• SPJF Goal of the Month: November 2017 vs Tondela[40]
• SPJF Goal of the Month: February 2018 vs Feirense[41]