Shunsuke Nakatake

Japanese professional footballer

Shunsuke NakatakePersonal information

Full name|  Shunsuke Nakatake
Date of birth|  (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Hokkaido, Japan
Height|  1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2013|  Eunos Crescent|  |
2014–2015|  Hougang United|  37|  (1)
2016–2017|  Kuantan|  40|  (1)
2018|  PDRM|  15|  (1)
2019–2020|  Negeri Sembilan|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2018

Shunsuke Nakatake (中武 駿介, Nakatake Shunsuke, born 19 June 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer.

## Career

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### Eunos Crescent

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After arriving from Japan to try and secure a professional contract with a S.League side, Nakatake found that every team had filled their five-man foreign player roster. However, he refused to give up and played instead in the amateur National Football League with Eunos Crescent FC.[1]

### Hougang United

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Having impressed in the NFL with Eunos, Nakatake was signed by the Cheetahs for the 2014 S.League season, filling one of five foreign players spot.[1] In his first season as a professional footballer, he made a total of 31 appearances, scoring one goal.[2]

Nakatake was the only foreign player on Hougang's 2014 squad that was retained by the Cheetahs for the 2015 S.League season.[3]

### Kuantan FA

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In 2016, Nakatake signed for Malaysia Premier League side Kuantan FA,[4] playing for two seasons with the club.

### PDRM FA

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Having been released from his Kuantan FA contract, Nakatake signed with another Malaysia Premier League side PDRM FA for the 2018 season.[5]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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Club  | Season  | S.League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | ACL | AFC Cup | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Hougang United | 2014 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 31 | 1
2015 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0
Total  | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1

## References

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1. ^ a b "Nakatake finally gets his chance". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
2. ^ "S.Nakatake". Soccerway.
3. ^ "Hougang Snap Up Ex-Real Madrid "C" Striker". S.League.
4. ^ "RM5mil allocation for Kuantan Football Association | The Star". www.thestar.com.my.
5. ^ Awang, Oleh Asrol (8 December 2017). "PDRM ikat Nakatake". BH Online.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals