Yuta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta, born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who recently played as a centre back for J1 League club, Machida Zelvia[1][2] and the Japan national team.
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Full name | Yuta Nakayama | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 February 1997 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Machida Zelvia | |||||||||||||
Number | 19 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2015–2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | 76 | (6) | |||||||||||
2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2022 | PEC Zwolle | 79 | (5) | |||||||||||
2022–2024 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | (2) | |||||||||||
2024– | Machida Zelvia | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Japan U-20 | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018–2021 | Japan U-23 | 18 | (4) | |||||||||||
2019– | Japan | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 1 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editKashiwa Reysol
editNakayama was born in Ibaraki, Japan. He made his official debut for Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League Division 1, AFC Champions League on 6 May 2015 against the Vietnam-based club Binh Duong F.C in Go Dau Stadium in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam. He started and played the full match, receiving a yellow card in the 83rd minute. Nakayama and his club lost the match 1–0.[3]
In 2017, Nakayama was named J.League Rookie of the Year.[4]
PEC Zwolle
editOn 15 January 2019, Nakayama joined Eredivisie team PEC Zwolle on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[5] He made his debut for Zwolle on 31 March 2019, in a 3–0 home victory over FC Emmen.[6] He scored his first goal in the Netherlands, on 17 January 2020, in a 3–3 draw against Utrecht.[7]
Huddersfield Town
editOn 15 July 2022, following PEC Zwolle's relegation from the Eredivisie, Nakayama joined EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on a two-year deal.[8] Nakayama scored his first goal in England in his third appearance for Huddersfield, a 3–1 victory over Stoke City on 13 August 2022.[9]
International career
editIn May 2017, Nakayama was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played full time in all four matches as center back.
He made his Japan national team debut on 17 June 2019 in the 2019 Copa América game against Chile, as a starter.[10]
Nakayama was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but he was forced to withdraw from the official squad list, due to an achilles injury.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kashiwa Reysol | 2015 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2017 | J1 League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2018 | J1 League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 76 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||
J.League U-22 Selection (loan) | 2015 | J3 League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
PEC Zwolle | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
Total | 79 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
Total | 199 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 14 |
- ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 31 January 2024[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Honors
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "Yuta Nakayama - Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Yūta Nakayama at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "BINH DUONG VS. KASHIWA REYSOL 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Jリーグ 歴代のMVP・ベストイレブン・得点王・ベストヤングプレーヤー賞". ULTRAZONE (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Yuta Nakayama nieuwe aanwinst PEC Zwolle". PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Pec Zwolle vs. Emmen". FOX Sports. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. Utrecht - 17 January 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "SIGNING: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL YUTA NAKAYAMA JOINS!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Wobschall, Leon (13 August 2022). "Nakayama is Huddersfield Town's Japanese boy as hosts have lift-off with win". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Japan v Chile game report". CONMEBOL. 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Yuta Nakayama: Huddersfield defender to miss World Cup after being ruled out for season". BBC Sport. 3 November 2022.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 32 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 64 out of 289)
- ^ "Japan - Y. Nakayama". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ Yūta Nakayama at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Yūta Nakayama – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Yūta Nakayama at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yūta Nakayama at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Kashiwa Reysol official website (in Japanese)
- Yūta Nakayama at Soccerway
- Yūta Nakayama at National-Football-Teams.com