Yuto Nakamura
Nakamura playing for Citizen in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yuto Nakamura | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
2005–2008 | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | Pegasus | 12 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Portimonense | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Pegasus | 4 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Citizen | 18 | (5) |
2014–2016 | South China | 21 | (10) |
2015–2016 | → Wong Tai Sin (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Tai Po | 29 | (5) |
2018–2020 | Kitchee | 11 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Tai Po (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Lee Man | 27 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Hong Kong | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 |
Yuto Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 ゆうと Nakamura Yūto; Chinese: 中村祐人; born 23 January 1987) is a former Japanese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
[edit]Citizen
[edit]On 16 December 2011, Nakamura scored a hat-trick against league leaders Sun Hei and ended their 11-match unbeaten run.[1]
On 7 March 2011, Nakamura scored for Citizen against Home United at Bishan Stadium, Singapore in the 2012 AFC Cup, but Home United FC fought back and won the match 3–1.[2]
Kitchee
[edit]On 12 July 2018, Kitchee announced the signing of Nakamura.[3]
Tai Po
[edit]On 25 September 2019, Nakamura was loaned to Tai Po for the 2019–20 season.
Lee Man
[edit]On 2 June 2020, Lee Man announced that Nakamura had joined the club.[4]
On 24 June 2023, Nakamura announced his retirement from professional football.[5]
International career
[edit]Nakamura received his Hong Kong passport in October 2018 and was called up to the Hong Kong team in the same month where he won his first cap against Indonesia.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]As of 31 March 2010
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2008–09 | Pegasus | First Division | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 20 | 12 | |
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
2009–10 | Portimonense | Liga de Honra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
International
[edit]- As of matches played 16 October 2018.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Hong Kong | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]- Pegasus
- Kitchee
References
[edit]- ^ (in Chinese)中村祐人射破晨曦金身 Wen Wei Po. 17 December 2011.
- ^ Home United win AFC Cup opener[permanent dead link] Today (Singapore). 8 March 2012.
- ^ 【港超聯】傑志引4新兵再衝亞冠 施素高:我來是為了贏冠軍不是度假 Sportsroad 12 July 2018
- ^ Yuen, Chi Ho (2 June 2020). "足總暫定8月重開轉會窗 理文連簽兩港腳補強". HK01. Retrieved 2 June 2020. (in Chinese)
- ^ 港足︱入籍兵中村祐人宣布掛靴結束15年球員生涯 下周中返日生活 為港人身分感自豪 Ming Pao 24 June 2023
- ^ Gao, Si Kei (13 October 2018). "港隊鬥印尼前與民同樂 中村祐人取得特護即獲補選". HK 01. Retrieved 13 October 2018. (in Chinese)
External links
[edit]- Yuto Nakamura at Soccerway
- Yuto Nakamura on Instagram
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Urayasu, Chiba
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's international footballers
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese emigrants to Hong Kong
- Aoyama Gakuin University alumni
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Hong Kong Pegasus FC players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Citizen AA players
- South China AA players
- Wong Tai Sin DRSC players
- Tai Po FC players
- Kitchee SC players
- Lee Man FC players
- Men's association football forwards
- Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong