Keito Nakamura

is a Japanese footballer who plays for FC Twente in the Eredivisie.       He plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward

Club career

Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from Kantō Soccer League side Mitsubishi Yowa ahead of the 2018 J1 League season.    He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3-2 home defeat by Nagoya Grampus in which replaced Hwang Ui-jo in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for Shun Nagasawa to head home and make the score 2-2.  

In total he played 17 J1 League games during his debut campaign and netted 1 goal, the winner in a 2-1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki on November 24th.  He also scored once in 7 J.League Cup games and made one substitute appearance in the Emperor's Cup, a shock home defeat to Kwansei Gakuin University. 

Nakamura spent a large part of the second half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 League where he netted 4 times in 15 appearances with the goals coming against FC Tokyo U-23, Thespakusatsu Gunma and Azul Claro Numazu. 

International career

Nakamura has represented Japan at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level playing in both the AFC Under-16 Championship in 2016, and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which he netted 4 times in 4 games before Japan were eliminated by England at the last-16 stage. 

Career statistics

Last update: 2 December 2018

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 2 December 2018

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Category:2000 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Abiko, Chiba
Category:Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Category:Japanese footballers
Category:Japan youth international footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:J3 League players
Category:Eredivisie players
Category:Gamba Osaka players
Category:Gamba Osaka U-23 players
Category:FC Twente players
Category:Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Association football forwards