Yuto Nagatomo

Yuto Nagatomo (長友 佑都, Nagatomo Yuto, born September 12, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Yuto Nagatomo
Nagatomo with Galatasaray in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yuto Nagatomo[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986[1]
Place of birth Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Club information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2004 Higashi Fukuoka High School
2005–2007 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FC Tokyo 72 (5)
2010–2011 → Cesena (loan) 16 (0)
2011–2018 Inter Milan 170 (9)
2018 → Galatasaray (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2020 Galatasaray 32 (2)
2020–2021 Marseille 25 (0)
2021– FC Tokyo 67 (0)
National team‡
2008 Japan U-23 2 (0)
2008– Japan 142 (4)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2011 Qatar
Runner-up2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2022

Biography

Nagatomo was born in Saijo on September 12, 1986. When he played for Meiji University, he also played for FC Tokyo in 2007. After graduating from the university, he joined FC Tokyo in 2008. He became a regular left side back from first season. The club won the champions in the 2009 J.League Cup. In summer 2010, he moved to Italian Serie A club Cesena. In January 2011, he moved to Internazionale Milano. He played 170 matches for the club in 7 seasons. In February 2018, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. The club won the champions in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 season. In summer 2020, he moved to French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille.

On May 24, 2008, Nagatomo debuted for the Japan national team against Ivory Coast. He became a regular player as left side back soon. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, he was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played full-time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 November 2023[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo 2007 J.League Division 1 00—10——10
2008 J.League Division 1 2933030——353
2009 J.League Division 1 3111041——362
2010 J.League Division 1 121—10——131
Total 72540910000856
Cesena (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 16000———160
Inter Milan (on loan) 2010–11 Serie A 13230—30—192
Inter Milan 2011–12 Serie A 35210—70—432
2012–13 Serie A 25020—82—352
2013–14 Serie A 34520———365
2014–15 Serie A 14010—30—180
2015–16 Serie A 22040———260
2016–17 Serie A 16000—40—200
2017–18 Serie A 11020———130
Total Inter 1709150002520021011
Galatasaray (loan) 2017–18 Süper Lig 15010———160
Galatasaray 2018–19 Süper Lig 17100—7010251
2019–20 Süper Lig 15121—6010242
Total 472310013020653
Marseille 2020–21 Ligue 1 25010—2010290
FC Tokyo 2021 J1 League 100————100
2022 J1 League 30010———310
2023 J1 League 2702060——350
Career total 397162611514023048120
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup, Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup and Coupe de France
  2. Include J.League Cup
  3. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. Includes Turkish Super Cup and Trophée des Champions

International
As of match played 5 December 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 200871
2009112
2010160
2011100
2012100
2013120
2014100
2015100
201650
2017100
201890
2019121
202010
202180
2022110
Total1424
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nagatomo goal.
List of international goals scored by Yuto Nagatomo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
113 November 2008Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Syria1–03–1Friendly
231 May 2009National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Belgium1–04–0 Friendly
38 October 2009Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan Hong Kong2–06–02011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
410 October 2019Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Mongolia3–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FC Tokyo[4]

Inter Milan

Galatasaray

  • Süper Lig: 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Turkish Cup: 2018–19
  • Turkish Super Cup: 2019

Japan

Individual

  • J.League Best XI: 2009
  • AFC Asian International Player of the Year: 2013
  • AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2019[6]
  • AFC Opta All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020[7]
  • AFC Fans' All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020[7]
  • AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 2023[8]

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. Yuto Nagatomo > Club matches worldfootball.net
  4. "Y. Nagatomo". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. Yuto Nagatomo at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Technical Report and Statistics". AFC. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. "The best Asian team at the FIFA World Cup announced!". Asian Football Confederation. 2020-07-07. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  8. "#AsianCup2023 five-month countdown: Fan-voted all-time AFC Asian Cup Dream XI revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

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