Issey Nakajima

Football player infobox
playername = Issey Nakajima-Farran
fullname = Issey Morgan Nakajima-Farran


height = height|m=1.78
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|5|16
cityofbirth = Calgary, Alberta
countryofbirth = Canada
currentclub = FC Nordsjælland
clubnumber = 11
position = Winger
Center forward
youthyears = 1993-94
1995-97
2000-02
youthclubs = Verdy Kawasaki
Crystal Palace
Tokyo Verdy 1969
years = 2003
2004-05
2006-07
2007-
clubs = Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata Singapore
Vejle Boldklub
FC Nordsjælland
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
49 (29)
43 (13)
16 (5)
nationalyears = 2006-present
nationalteam = Canada
nationalcaps(goals) = 15 (2)
pcupdate = 2 December 2007
ntupdate = 6 June 2008

Issey Morgan Nakajima-Farran (Japanese：中島ファラン一生) (born May 16 1984, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland. He is also a a member of the Canada national football team

Football career

While living in England, Issey played for the Crystal Palace F.C. youth team. at the age of 16 to play in the Verdy Kawasaki youth team in Japan. This did not result in a professional contract with the club, and therefore he left in 2003 to join Albirex Niigata from the J. League Division 2.

Issey played two seasons for the Albirex Niigata satellite club Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) in 2004 and 2005 and scored 12 and 14 goals respectively. He was elected young player of the year in Singapore in 2005, and played one game for the U-21 national team of Singapore. Here Issey met Kim Poulsen who was leading the Young Lions. After unsuccessfully trying to gain a contract with English clubs Millwall F.C. and Portsmouth F.C., Kim Poulsen convinced Issey to continue his career in Vejle Boldklub, which Poulsen was managing at the time. On February 16 2006, he signed a contract with the club running until December 31 2007. However, he was bought by FC Nordsjælland on June 6 2007.

Personal life

Issey's father is Canadian and mother is Japanese. The family moved from Canada to Japan, when he was only three years old. In Japan his five year younger brother was born. Seven years later, they moved to England where he lived there until 16. Contrary to his parents, Issey was not ready to settle in England and left the country and his parents. He moved back to Japan to pursue a youth contract. After two years playing as a youth player, he went professional at Albirex Niigata. Afterwards Issey moved to Singapore for another two years, and later to Denmark where he is currently playing.

His brother Paris Nakajima-Farran plays football for Næstved BK.

Honours

*Young player of the year in Singapore 2005

External links

* [http://www.football-age.com/issey/tabid/53/Default.aspx Official homepage]
* [http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/Player-Issey.asp Vejle Boldklub profile]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=19626 Career History]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIS7Cc72-kE]