Shoya Nakajima

is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Nakajima was born in Hachioji on August 23, 1994. He joined J2 League club Tokyo Verdy from their youth team in 2012. In 2014, he moved to Kataller Toyama and played as regular player. In August 2014, he moved to J1 League club FC Tokyo. In September 2017, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense. He scored 10 goals in the 2017/18 season. In February 2019, he moved to Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. In September 2019, he moved to Primeira Liga club Porto. Porto won the champions in the 2019/20 season. However he could not play many matches in the 2020/21 season. In January 2021, he moved to UAE Pro League club Al-Ain.

In 2011, Nakajima was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. In 2016, he played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. At 2016 Summer Olympics, he played all 3 matches as left midfielder. On March 23, 2018, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against Mali. However he was not selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. After the 2018 World Cup, he became a regular player as left midfielder under new manager Hajime Moriyasu and was given "number 10" shirt for the Japan. In 2019, he played at 2019 Copa América. He played 19 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2019.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTokyo Verdy2012J2 League842000—1042013J2 League2122000—232Total2964000—336Kataller Toyama (loan)2014J2 League2822000—302FC Tokyo2014J1 League500000—502015J1 League1312021—1722016J1 League1232142—1862017J1 League2121173—296Total51652136—6914Portimonense (loan)2017–18Primeira Liga29102020—3310Portimonense2018–19Primeira Liga1350010—145Total42152030—4715Al-Duhail2018–19Qatar Stars League71300061162Porto2019–20Primeira Liga1604130502812020–21Primeira Liga4010004090Total200513090371Al Ain  (loan)2020–21UAE Pro League20——0020Portimonense (loan)2021–22Primeira Liga2213100—252Antalyaspor2022–23Süper Lig15010——160Urawa Red Diamonds2023J1 League3000001040Career total2193125419616127942

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan2018622019133Total195

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nakajima goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Shoya NakajimaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  23 March 2018  Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium   1–1 1–1  Friendly2  20 November 2018  Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan   4–0 4–0  2018 Kirin Challenge Cup3  26 March 2019  Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan   1–0 1–0  2019 Kirin Challenge Cup4  24 June 2019  Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil   1–0 1–1  2019 Copa América 5  10 September 2019  Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar   1–0 2–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Al-Duhail 
Qatar Emir Cup: 2019

Porto
Primeira Liga: 2019–20
Taça de Portugal: 2019–20

Japan U23
AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

Individual
AFC U-23 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2016
Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: October/November 2017
Primeira Liga Player of the Month: September 2018
SPJF Goal of the Month: November 2017 vs Tondela
SPJF Goal of the Month: February 2018 vs Feirense

References

Other websites

Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Tokyo Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:J2 League players
Category:J3 League players
Category:Tokyo Verdy players
Category:Kataller Toyama players
Category:FC Tokyo players
Category:FC Tokyo U-23 players
Category:J.League U-22 Selection players
Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics