Yuta Nakayama

Yuta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta, born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie.[1][2]

Yuta Nakayama
中山 雄太
Personal information
Full name Yuta Nakayama
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997
Place of birth Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 PEC Zwolle
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2014 Kashiwa Reysol Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Kashiwa Reysol 76 (6)
2015 → J. League U-22 (loan) 12 (0)
2019– PEC Zwolle 36 (3)
National team‡
2015 Japan U-18 10 (0)
2016 Japan U-19 14 (0)
2017 Japan U-20 6 (0)
2018 Japan U-21 3 (0)
2019– Japan 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Nakayama 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 recording a yellow card in the 83rd minute. Nakayama and his club lost the match 1–0.[3]

International career

In 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 football team debut on 17 June 2019 in the 2019 Copa América game against Chile, as a starter.[4]

Club statistics
As of 23 February 2018[5][6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Total
2015Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League1000102040
20162622040–322
20173014040–381
Total 573609020743

National team statistics

[7]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201910
Total10

Honors

Individual

References
  1. "Yuta Nakayama - Profile". FIFA. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. Yuta Nakayama at WorldFootball.net
  3. "BINH DUONG VS. KASHIWA REYSOL 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. "Japan v Chile game report". CONMEBOL. 17 June 2019.
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. Yuta Nakayama at National-Football-Teams.com


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