Yuto Nakamura
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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*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 (Template:Lang-ja Nakamura Yūto; Chinese: 中村祐人; 23 January 1987) is a former Japanese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Citizen
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
On 12 July 2018, Kitchee announced the signing of Nakamura.[3]
Tai Po
On 25 September 2019, Nakamura was loaned to Tai Po for the 2019–20 season.
Lee Man
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
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
Club
As of 31 March 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- As of matches played 16 October 2018.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
- Pegasus
- Kitchee
References
- ^ (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. "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. "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
- 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 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
- Tai Po FC players
- Kitchee SC players
- Lee Man FC players
- Men's association football forwards
- Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong