Kosuke Nakamura

Kosuke Nakamura
中村航輔
	Nakamura with Japan in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	27 February 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Number	23
Youth career
2001–2004	Koala FC
2005–2012	Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2020	Kashiwa Reysol
2014	→ J.League U-22 (loan)
2015	→ Avispa Fukuoka (loan)
2021–2025	Portimonense
2026–	Cerezo Osaka
International career‡
2011	Japan U17
2016	Japan U23
2017–2023	Japan
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

Kosuke Nakamura (中村航輔, Nakamura Kōsuke; born 27 February 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cerezo Osaka. He has represented the Japan national team internationally.

International career

In June 2011, Nakamura was called up to the Japan U17 national team for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup and he played four matches. In August 2016, he was also selected for the Japan U23 national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and he played two matches.

In May 2018, he was named in the Japan national team's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2023^[3]^[4]^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2013	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2016		28	0	3	0	1	0	–		32	0
	2017		34	0	4	0	0	0	–		38	0
	2018		17	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	21	0
	2019	J2 League	41	0	2	0	1	0	–		44	0
	2020	J1 League	10	0	–		1	0	–		11	0
	Total		130	0	9	0	3	0	4	0	146	0
Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	2015	J2 League	20	0	1	0	–		–		21	0
Portimonense	2020–21	Primeira Liga	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2021–22		2	0	1	0	0	0	–		3	0
	2022–23		30	0	0	0	2	0	–		32	0
	Total		32	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	35	0
Career total			182	0	11	0	5	0	4	0	202	0

↑ Includes Emperor's Cup and Taça de Portugal.
↑ Includes J.League Cup and Taça da Liga.
↑ Includes AFC Champions League.

International

As of 12 September 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Japan	2017	2
	2018	2
	2019	2
	2021	0
	2023	2
Total		8

Honours

Individual

J.League Best XI: 2017
J1 100 Year Vision League Regional Round West Best Eleven: 2026^[7]

References

↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
↑ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".^{[dead link]}
↑ 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. 36 out of 289)
↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 68 out of 289)
↑ Kosuke Nakamura at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
↑ "Instagram".

External links

Kosuke Nakamura – FIFA competition record (archived)
Kosuke Nakamura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
Profile at Avispa Fukuoka
Kosuke Nakamura on Instagram

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[6] Includes Emperor's Cup and Taça de Portugal.

[7] Includes J.League Cup and Taça da Liga.

[8] Includes AFC Champions League.

[1] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[2] "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".^{[dead link]}

[3] 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. 36 out of 289)

[4] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 68 out of 289)

[5] Kosuke Nakamura at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[JNFTD-9] Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

[:0-10] "Instagram".

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