Mitsuru Nagata

Mitsuru Nagata

Nagata playing for Albirex Niigata
Personal information
Full name	Mitsuru Nagata
Date of birth	April 6, 1983 (1983-04-06) (age 28)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Center back
Club information
Current club	Urawa Red Diamonds
Number	17
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–	Urawa Red Diamonds	24	(2)
National team‡
2002–2003	Japan U20	9	(0)
2003–	Japan	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2011

Mitsuru Nagata (永田 充, Nagata Mitsuru^?, born April 6, 1983) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds.^[1]

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 August 2011

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
	Total	62	3	2	0	9	0	4	0	77	3
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
	Total	119	1	8	0	20	0	-		147	1
Urawa Red Diamonds	2011	24	2			2	0	-		26	2
	Total	24	2			2	0	-		26	2
Career total		205	6	10	0	31	0	4	0	250	6

¹Includes other competitive competitions, including the J. League Promotion/Relegation Series.

International

As of January 21, 2011^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan U20
	2002	6	0
	2003	3	0
	Total	9	0
Japan
	2003	0	0
	2010	1	0
	2011	1	0
	Total	2	0

Appearances in major competitions

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

Awards and honours

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 1

2011

Individual

• AFC U-19 Championship Best Eleven: 1

2002

References

1. ^ "Stats Centre: Mitsuru Nagata Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=130921&TEID=3701. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
2. ^ Makino, Sakai out of Japan squad the AFC Official Website
3. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=42507

External links

• Urawa Red Diamonds Player Squad
• Mitsuru Nagata – FIFA competition record
• Mitsuru Nagata – Yahoo! Japan sports (Japanese)

Persondata
Name	Nagata, Mitsuru
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Date of birth	1983-04-06
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
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