Keito Nakamura

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Keito Nakamura
Personal information
Full name Keito Nakamura[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Abiko, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Forward
Club information
Current team
 LASK
Number 38
Youth career
Mitsubishi Yowa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Gamba Osaka 17 (1)
2019–2020 → FC Twente (loan) 17 (4)
2020 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 5 (1)
2021 → FC Juniors OÖ (loan) 12 (4)
2021– LASK 3 (0)
National team‡
2017 Japan U-17 11 (5)
2019 Japan U-20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2019

Keito Nakamura (中村 敬斗, Nakamura Keito, born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK. He plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.[2][3][4]

Club career[]

Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from Kantō Soccer League side Mitsubishi Yowa ahead of the 2018 J1 League season.[5] He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3-2 home defeat by Nagoya Grampus in which replaced Hwang Ui-jo in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for Shun Nagasawa to head home and make the score 2-2.[6][7]

In total he played 17 J1 League games during his debut campaign and netted 1 goal, the winner in a 2-1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki on November 24th.[8] He also scored once in 7 J.League Cup games and made one substitute appearance in the Emperor's Cup, a shock home defeat to Kwansei Gakuin University.[3]

Nakamura spent a large part of the second half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 League where he netted 4 times in 15 appearances with the goals coming against FC Tokyo U-23, Thespakusatsu Gunma and Azul Claro Numazu.[3]

On February 2021, Nakamura has loaned to 2. Liga (Austria) club FC Juniors OÖ. [9]

On 11 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Austrian club LASK.[10]

International career[]

Nakamura has represented Japan at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level playing in both the AFC Under-16 Championship in 2016, and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which he netted 4 times in 4 games before Japan were eliminated by England at the last-16 stage.[2][3]

Career statistics[]

Last update: 15 May 2021[3]

Club performance League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2018 Gamba Osaka J1 17 1 1 0 7 1 - - 25 2
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 17 1 1 0 7 1 - - 25 2
Netherlands League KNVB Beker - Europe Total
2019-20 FC Twente Eredivisie 17 4 1 2 - - - 18 6
Belgium League - Europe [[Other] Total
Sint-Truidense V.V. Belgian First Division A 5 1 0 0 - - - 5 1
Austria League Austrian Cup - Europe [[Other] Total
FC Juniors OÖ 2. Liga 9 2 0 0 - - - 9 2
FC Juniors OÖ 2. Liga 3 2 0 0 - - - 3 2
Career total 51 10 2 2 7 1 - - 60 13
  1. ^ Japan – Emperor's Cup; Netherlands – KNVB Beker

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Keito Nakamura Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Keito Nakamura Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Keito Nakamura J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Gamba Osaka News – Keito Nakamura arrival". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Schedule & Results Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus". J.League English Website. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus 2-3". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Schedule & Results Gamba Osaka vs V-Varen Nagasaki". J.League English Website. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ^ "FC JUNIORS OÖ LEIHT JAPANER NAKAMURA". FC Juniors OÖ (in German). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "LASK SIGN LEFT WINGER KEITO NAKAMURA". LASK. 11 August 2021.

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