Yuichiro Nagai
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuichiro Nagai | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Thespakusatsu Gunma | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1996 | Mitsubishi Yowa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 278 | (63) |
| 1998–1999 | → Karlsruher II (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 39 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Yokohama FC | 21 | (3) |
| 2014 | Arterivo Wakayama | 11 | (3) |
| 2015– | Thespakusatsu Gunma | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997–1999 | Japan U20 | 12 | (2) |
| 2003[1] | Japan | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 February 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2010 |
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Yuichiro Nagai (永井 雄一郎 Nagai Yūichirō?, born 14 February 1979 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League Division 2 side Thespakusatsu Gunma.[2]
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Playing career
Club
He played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joined Urawa. He made his professional debut on 12 April of that year in the opening league match against Yokohama Marinos at Urawa Komaba Stadium.
Nagai was loaned out to German second division Bundesliga side Karlsruher from 1998 to 1999. He played 21 league games and scored four goals.
In 2003, he took over the number nine jersey from iconic Masahiro Fukuda after the latter retired from the game. He scored a hat trick against Tokyo Verdy 1969 on 21 August 2004. In the same match, his teammate Koji Yamase also scored three goals. On 1 January 2007, he was instrumental in Urawa defending the Emperor's Cup by scoring a late winner assisted by Masayuki Okano.
In AFC Champions League 2007, he helped Urawa win the tournament scoring 3 goals. He was named the player of the tournament.[3][4]
On 7 January 2009, he transferred to Shimizu S-Pulse.[5]
International
He was a member of the Japan team for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Malaysia. He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarterfinal. He also represented Japan at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Nigeria. He scored a goal in the semi-final against Uruguay and contributed to the team finishing runners-up in the competition.
He made his full international debut for Japan on 21 April 2003 in a friendly against South Korea at Seoul World Cup Stadium.[1] His first international goal was the winner in the same match.[1] He is so far capped four times and scored one goal.
Club team career statistics
Last update: 28 January 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League Division 1 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 38 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Karlsruher SC II | Fußball-Regionalliga | 21 | 4 | - | - | - | 21 | 4 | |||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1999 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League Division 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | |
| 2000 | J. League Division 2 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 32 | 13 | ||
| 2001 | J. League Division 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 35 | 8 | ||
| 2002 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2003 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2004 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - | 39 | 9 | |||
| 2005 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2007 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 10 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2009 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | - | |||||||||||
| Total | Japan | 286 | 63 | 26 | 9 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 384 | 83 | |
| Germany | 21 | 4 | - | - | - | 21 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 307 | 67 | 26 | 9 | 58 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 405 | 87 | ||
FIFA Club World Cup career statistics
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 | 1 |
National team career statistics
Last update: 31 December 2008
Appearances in major competitions
| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | |||||
 Japan |
2003 FIFA Confederations Cup | Senior | 0 | 1 | 0 | Group Stage |
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
Goals for Senior National Team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 April 2003 | Seoul, South Korea |  South Korea |
1–0 | Won | Friendly |
Honors and awards
Individual
- AFC Champions League Player of the Tournament: 2007
Team
- AFC Champions League Winner: 2007
- J. League Winner: 2006
- Emperor's Cup Winner: 2005, 2006
- J. League Cup Winner: 2004
- Japanese Super Cup Winner: 2006
- FIFA World Youth Championship Runner-up: 1999
References
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- Living people
- Association football people from Tokyo
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- Japanese footballers
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- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Karlsruher SC II players
- Shimizu S-Pulse players
- Yokohama F.C. players
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