Emi Nakajima

Japanese footballer (born 1990)

Emi Nakajima
中島 依美

Nakajima playing for Japan in 2016

Personal information
Full name|  Emi Nakajima
Date of birth|  (1990-09-27) September 27, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height|  1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  MyNavi Sendai Ladies
Number|  10
Youth career
2006–2008|  Yasu High School
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2009–2022|  INAC Kobe Leonessa|  221|  (34)
2022-|  MyNavi Sendai|  |
Total|  |  168|  (30)
International career
2010|  Japan U-20|  3|  (1)
2011–2021|  Japan|  90|  (14)

Medal record

INAC Kobe Leonessa
Winner | Nadeshiko League | 2011
Winner | Nadeshiko League | 2012
Winner | Nadeshiko League | 2013
Runner-up | Nadeshiko League | 2016
Runner-up | Nadeshiko League | 2017
Runner-up | Nadeshiko League | 2018
Winner | Nadeshiko League Cup | 2013
Runner-up | Nadeshiko League Cup | 2012
Runner-up | Nadeshiko League Cup | 2018
Winner | Empress's Cup | 2010
Winner | Empress's Cup | 2011
Winner | Empress's Cup | 2012
Winner | Empress's Cup | 2013
Winner | Empress's Cup | 2015
Winner | Empress's Cup | 2016
Runner-up | Empress's Cup | 2018
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
| 2014 Vietnam |
| 2018 Jordan |
Asian Games
| 2018 Jakarta-Palembang | Team
| 2014 Incheon | Team

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 31, 2018

Emi Nakajima (中島 依美, Nakajima Emi; born September 27, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for MyNavi Sendai Ladies and Japan national team.

## Club career

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Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won L.League championship for 3 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also selected Best Eleven in 2013 and 2017.

## National team career

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Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's Japan U20 national team for the 2010 U20 World Cup in Germany.[1] She appeared in all of Japan's three matches against Mexico, Nigeria and England, scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage.[2] Nakajima received her first cap for the senior team against United States on May 14, 2011. On July 10, 2013, she was called up to the 2013 East Asian Cup in South Korea.[3] She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match.[4] In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games.

On 19 March 2018, she was called up to the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup,[5] where Japan won the championship.

On 10 May 2019, Nakajima was included in the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]

On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

## Club statistics

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As of match played 18 May 2013.
Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2009 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 14 | 2
2010 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4
2011 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 1
2012 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5
2013 | 9 | 1 |  |  | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1
Total  | 65 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 95 | 13
Career total  | 65 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 95 | 13

## National team statistics

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Japan national team

Year | Apps | Goals
2011 | 2 | 0
2012 | 0 | 0
2013 | 7 | 1
2014 | 12 | 4
2015 | 3 | 1
2016 | 7 | 1
2017 | 15 | 2
2018 | 19 | 4
2019 | 13 | 1
2020 | 3 | 0
2021 | 9 | 0
Total | 90 | 14

## National team goals

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### Under–20

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Scores and results list Japan U20's goal tally first.
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1. | 21 July 2010 | Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld |  England | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

### Senior team

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Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
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1. | 20 July 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |  China | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
2\.  | 18 May 2014  | Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một |  Jordan | 2-0  | 7-0  | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3\.  | 5-0
4\.  | 18 September 2014  | Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata |  Ghana | 5-0  | 5-0  | International friendly
5\.  | 26 September 2014  | Hwaseong Sports Complex, incheon |  Hong Kong | 3-0  | 9-0  | 2014 Asian Games
6\.  | 4 August 2015  | Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan |  South Korea | 1-0  | 1-2  | 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
7\.  | 7 March 2016  | Kincho Stadium, Osaka Prefecture |  Vietnam | 4-1  | 6-1  | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
8\.  | 22 October 2017  | Nagano U Stadium, Nagano |  Switzerland | 1-0  | 2-0  | International friendly
9\.  | 8 December 2017  | Chiba Soga Football Stadium |  South Korea | 2-1  | 3-2  | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
10\.  | 28 February 2018  | Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista  |  Netherlands | 2-6  | 2-6  | 2018 Algarve Cup
11\.  | 1 April 2018  | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki |  Ghana | 4-1  | 7-1  | International friendly
12\.  | 7 April 2018  | King Abdullah II Stadium |  Vietnam | 2-0  | 4-0  | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
13\.  | 21 August 2018  | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium |  Vietnam | 3-0  | 7-0  | 2018 Asian Games
14. | 27 February 2019 | Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania |  United States | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 SheBelieves Cup

## Honours

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### Club

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INAC Kobe Leonessa

* L.League (2): 2011, 2012
* Empress's Cup (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
* Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship (1): 2012

### Japan

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* AFC Women's Asian Cup

Champion: 2014

## References

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1. ^ "Women's U-20 World Cup squad named". Japan Football Association. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
2. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Emi Nakajima". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
3. ^ "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）EAFF女子東アジアカップ2013（韓国）" (PDF). Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
4. ^ 日本 2–0 中国. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
5. ^ "Kawasumi returns as Japan name squad for Jordan 2018". Asian Football Confederation. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018.
6. ^ "なでしこジャパンの高倉麻子監督がFIFA女子ワールドカップに向けてメンバーを発表 ～国際親善試合 対スペイン女子代表（6/2＠ル・トゥケ）、FIFA女子ワールドカップ フランス 2019" [Nadeshiko Japan coach Asakura Takako announces members for FIFA Women's World Cup-International Goodwill vs. Spanish Women's National Team (6/2 @ Le Touquet), FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 11 May 2019.
7. ^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad - Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)【7/21-8/6】, MS&AD CUP 2021【7/14＠Kyoto】". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
8. ^ List of match in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

## External links

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* Emi Nakajima – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Emi Nakajima at Soccerway
* Emi Nakajima at WorldFootball.net
* Japan Football Association
* Emi Nakajima profile at INAC Kobe Leonessa
* Emi Nakajima profile at MyNavi Sendai Ladies

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Mynavi Sendai Ladies - current squad

* 1 Saito
* 2 Ibaraki
* 3 Okeke
* 4 Takahira
* 5 Kunitake (c)
* 6 Hara
* 7 Sumida
* 8 Guerrero
* 9 Miyazawa
* 10 Nakajima
* 11 Goto
* 13 Takeda
* 15 Marie
* 16 Matsumoto
* 17 Sasaki
* 18 Bautista
* 19 Sato
* 20 Hirosawa
* 22 Yoshioka
* 23 Jinantuya
* 24 Endo
* 25 Ohta
* 26 Nishino
* 27 Tabata
* 28 Matsunaga
* 29 Chatchawan
* 30 Sasaki
* 31 Tsuda
* 36 Inose
* 37 Ishizaka
* 38 Park
* Manager: Sudo

Japan squads

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Japan squad – 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup winners (1st title)

* 1 Fukumoto
* 2 Ariyoshi
* 3 Iwashimizu
* 4 Obara
* 5 Kamionobe
* 6 Sakaguchi
* 7 Maruyama
* 8 Miyama
* 9 Kawasumi
* 10 Sawa
* 11 Kira
* 12 Nakajima
* 13 Takase
* 14 Kiryu
* 15 Sugasawa
* 16 Naomoto
* 17 Ōgimi
* 18 Kaihori
* 19 Utsugi
* 20 Kawamura
* 21 Yamane
* 22 Norimatsu
* 23 Kohata
* 24 Sugita
* 25 Goto
* Coach: Sasaki

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Japan squad – 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup winners (2nd title)

* 1 Ikeda
* 2 Utsugi
* 3 Sameshima
* 4 Kumagai (c)
* 5 Ichise
* 6 Ariyoshi
* 7 Nakajima
* 8 Iwabuchi
* 9 Kawasumi
* 10 Mi. Sakaguchi
* 11 Tanaka
* 12 Naomoto
* 13 Sugasawa
* 14 Hasegawa
* 15 Mo. Sakaguchi
* 16 Sumida
* 17 Takagi
* 18 Yamashita
* 19 Masuya
* 20 Yokoyama
* 21 Hirao
* 22 Shimizu
* 23 Miyake
* Coach: Takakura

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Japan squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

* 1 Ikeda
* 2 Utsugi
* 3 Sameshima
* 4 Kumagai (c)
* 5 Ichise
* 6 Sugita
* 7 Nakajima
* 8 Iwabuchi
* 9 Sugasawa
* 10 Sakaguchi
* 11 Kobayashi
* 12 Minami
* 13 Takarada
* 14 Hasegawa
* 15 Momiki
* 16 Miyagawa
* 17 Miura
* 18 Yamashita
* 19 Endō
* 20 Yokoyama
* 21 Hirao
* 22 Shimizu
* 23 Miyake
* Coach: Takakura

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Japan women's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics

* 1 Ikeda
* 2 Shimizu
* 3 Takarada
* 4 Kumagai (c)
* 5 Minami
* 6 Sugita
* 7 Nakajima
* 8 Miura
* 9 Sugasawa
* 10 Iwabuchi
* 11 Tanaka
* 12 Endō
* 13 Shiokoshi
* 14 Hasegawa
* 15 Momiki
* 16 Miyagawa
* 17 Kitamura
* 18 Yamashita
* 19 Miyake
* 20 Hayashi
* 21 Kinoshita
* 22 Hirao
* Coach: Takakura

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