Yuta Nakayama

Yuta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yuta, born February 16, 1997) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Yuta Nakayama
Personal information
Full name Yuta Nakayama
Date of birth (1997-02-16) February 16, 1997
Place of birth Ryugasaki, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Zwolle
Youth career
2012–2014 Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Kashiwa Reysol 76 (6)
2015J.League U-22 (laon) 12 (0)
2019– Zwolle 18 (2)
National team
2017 Japan U-20 4 (0)
2019– Japan 5 (0)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Bahrain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Nakayama was born in Ryugasaki on February 16, 1997. He joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol from their youth team in 2015. He played many matches as center back from 2016. In 2017, he was selected "Best Young Player award". In January 2019, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Zwolle.

In 2017, Nakayama was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played all 4 matches as center back with Takehiro Tomiyasu. In May 2019, he was selected the Japan national team for 2019 Copa América. At this tournament, he debuted against Chile on June 17.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2015Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League1000102040
20162622040-322
20173014040-381
2018193002030243
2015J.League U-22J3 League120---120
NetherlandsLeague KNVB Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2018/19ZwolleEredivisie4000--40
2019/2014210--152
2020/21
CountryJapan 88660110501106
Netherlands 18210--192
Total 106870110501298

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201910
202040
Total50

References

  1. Yuta Nakayama at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Yuta Nakayama at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites

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