Mitsuru Nagata (永田 充, Nagata Mitsuru, born 6 April 1983) is a Japanese retired football player.[1] He played for Japan national team.

Mitsuru Nagata
永田 充
Nagata playing for Albirex Niigata
Personal information
Full name Mitsuru Nagata
Date of birth (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1999–2001 Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Kashiwa Reysol 62 (3)
2006–2010 Albirex Niigata 119 (1)
2011–2016 Urawa Reds 91 (2)
2017–2018 Tokyo Verdy 10 (0)
2019 Tokyo United FC 7 (0)
Total 282 (6)
International career
2002–2003 Japan U-20 9 (0)
2010–2011 Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Runner-up J1 League 2014
Runner-up J1 League 2016
Winner J.League Cup 2016
Runner-up J.League Cup 2011
Runner-up J.League Cup 2013
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2015
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qatar
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Nagata was born in Shizuoka on 6 April 1983. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club Albirex Niigata with teammate Kisho Yano. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007–2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to Urawa Reds with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy.[2] Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. Nagata joined Tokyo United FC on 15 May 2019.[3]

National team career

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Nagata was a participant at 2003 World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004. He made his full international debut on 2 September 2010 in a friendly match against Guatemala.[4] He was also selected in the national squad for the 2011 Asian Cup finals as a late replacement for injured Tomoaki Makino.[5] He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.[4]

Club statistics

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As of end of 2018 season[1][6]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 2002 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 0
2003 23 0 1 0 4 0 - 28 0
2004 28 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 35 2
2005 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 1
Albirex Niigata 2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2007 22 0 0 0 3 0 - 25 0
2008 30 1 2 0 5 0 - 37 1
2009 33 0 4 0 6 0 - 43 0
2010 34 0 2 0 6 0 - 42 0
Urawa Reds 2011 34 2 0 0 7 0 - 41 2
2012 29 0 2 0 5 1 - 36 1
2013 9 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
2014 13 0 2 0 5 0 - 20 0
2015 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 10 0
2016 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
Tokyo Verdy 2017 10 0 1 0 - - 11 0
2018 0 0 3 0 - - 3 0
Career total 282 6 21 0 48 1 12 0 363 7

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the J. League promotion/relegation series.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 1 0
Total 2 0

Appearances in major competitions

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Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
  Japan 2002 AFC Youth Championship U-19 6 0 0 Runners-up
  Japan 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship U-20 2 1 0 Quarter-finals
  Japan 2011 AFC Asian Cup Senior 0 1 0 Champions

Honours

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Japan

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2011

Urawa Reds

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2016

Individual

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2002

References

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  1. ^ a b Mitsuru Nagata at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
  2. ^ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
  3. ^ 充選手加入のお知らせ, tokyo-united-fc.jp, 15 May 2019
  4. ^ a b c Japan National Football Team Database
  5. ^ Makino, Sakai out of Japan squad[permanent dead link] the AFC Official Website
  6. ^ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
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