Emi Nakajima
Nakajima playing for Japan in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emi Nakajima | ||
Date of birth | September 27, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Yasu, Shiga, Japan | ||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | INAC Kobe Leonessa | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009– | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 168 | (30) |
Total | 168 | (30) | |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (1) |
2011– | Japan | 81 | (14) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019 |
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 selected 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 | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2009 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 | 2 | |
2010 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
2011 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | ||
2012 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
2013 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
Total | 65 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 95 | 13 | |
Career total | 65 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 95 | 13 |
National team statistics[]
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 1 |
2014 | 12 | 4 |
2015 | 3 | 1 |
2016 | 7 | 1 |
2017 | 15 | 2 |
2018 | 19 | 4 |
13 | 1 | |
Total | 78 | 14 |
National team goals[]
Under–20[]
- Scores and results list Japan U20's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 July 2010 | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld | England | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
Senior team[]
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 July 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | China PR | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup |
2. | 18 May 2014 | Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một | Jordan | 2-0 | 7-0 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
3. | 5-0 | |||||
4. | 18 September 2014 | Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata | Ghana | 5-0 | 5-0 | International friendly |
5. | 26 September 2014 | Hwaseong Sports Complex, incheon | Hong Kong | 3-0 | 9-0 | 2014 Asian Games |
6. | 4 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan | South Korea | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup |
7. | 7 March 2016 | Kincho Stadium, Osaka Prefecture | Vietnam | 4-1 | 6-1 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
8. | 22 October 2017 | Nagano U Stadium, Nagano | Switzerland | 1-0 | 2-0 | International friendly |
9. | 8 December 2017 | Chiba Soga Football Stadium | South Korea | 2-1 | 3-2 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) |
10. | 28 February 2018 | Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista | Netherlands | 2-6 | 2-6 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
11. | 1 April 2018 | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki | Ghana | 4-1 | 7-1 | International friendly |
12. | 7 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium | Vietnam | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
13. | 21 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium | Vietnam | 3-0 | 7-0 | 2018 Asian Games |
14. | 27 February 2019 | Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania | United States | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 SheBelieves Cup |
Honours[]
Club[]
- INAC Kobe Leonessa
- L.League (2): 2011, 2012
- Empress's Cup (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
- Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship (1): 2012
References[]
- ^ "Women's U-20 World Cup squad named". Japan Football Association. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Emi Nakajima". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 日本 2–0 中国. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ List of match in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links[]
- Emi Nakajima – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Emi Nakajima at Soccerway
- Emi Nakajima at WorldFootball.net
- Japan Football Association
- Emi Nakajima profile at INAC Kobe Leonessa
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Shiga Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Nadeshiko League players
- INAC Kobe Leonessa players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Japan