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Yuichiro Nagai
Personal information
Full name Yuichiro Nagai
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward/Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
Number 9
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2010

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 side Shimizu S-Pulse.[1]

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 April 12 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 August 21, 2004. In the same match, his teammate Koji Yamase also scored three goals. On January 1, 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.[2][3]

On 7 January 2009, he transferred to Shimizu S-Pulse.

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 April 21, 2003 in a friendly against South Korea at Seoul World Cup Stadium. His first international goal was the winner in the same match. He is so far capped four times and scored one goal.

Club team career statistics

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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

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Goals for Senior National Team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. April 16, 2003 Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1-0 Won Friendly

Honors and awards

Individual

Team

References

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Yuichiro Nagai Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  2. ^ Template:Language icon Urawa Reds In Raptures Over Asian Crown
  3. ^ Template:Language icon Reds rule Asia / Sink Sepahan to become 1st J.League club to win ACL, earn Club World Cup berth

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