Kensuke Nagai

Kensuke Nagai
永井 謙佑
Personal information
Full name Kensuke Nagai
Date of birth (1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nagoya Grampus
Number 18
Youth career
1994–1997 Cariru Tênis Clube
1998–2000 Iseigaoka SSS
2001–2003 Asakawa Junior High School
2004–2006 Kyushu IU High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Avispa Fukuoka 5 (0)
2010 Vissel Kobe 3 (0)
2011–2012 Nagoya Grampus 57 (13)
2013–2014 Standard Liège 3 (0)
2013–2014 → Nagoya Grampus (loan) 42 (12)
2015–2016 Nagoya Grampus 62 (17)
2017–2022 FC Tokyo 179 (21)
2022– Nagoya Grampus 54 (10)
International career‡
2007–2008 Japan U-18 3 (1)
2008 Japan U-19 3 (4)
2009–2011 Japan U-20 5 (1)
2009–2012 Japan U-23 31 (13)
2010–2019 Japan 12 (3)
Medal record
Nagoya Grampus
Runner-up J1 League 2011
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Kensuke Nagai (永井 謙佑, Nagai Kensuke, born 5 March 1989) is a Japanese football player who plays as a striker for J1 League club Nagoya Grampus.

Career

From the age of 3, Nagai spent five years in Ipatinga, Brazil, where he started playing street football with his childhood friends.[1]

After moving back from Brazil to Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, he played soccer at local elementary and junior high school clubs,[1] before joining the Kyushu International University High School club, where he played two matches in the 85th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.[2]

He joined the Fukuoka University club in April 2007 and won the 33rd Prime Minister's Cup All Japan College Soccer Tournament in 2009.[2]

While playing for the Fukuoka University Club, Nagai also played for Avispa Fukuoka in J. League Division 2 in 2009 and Vissel Kobe in 2010 as a J.League designated special player.[3]

On 23 December 2009, he was named in the squad for Japan's 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen,[4] and made his full international debut for the team in the fixture on 6 January 2010.[5]

He was selected as a member of Japanese squad for the 2012 Olympics.[6]

He was transferred from Nagoya to Standard Liège of Belgian Pro League in January 2013, but was loaned back to Nagoya from August 2013 to June 2014, due to limited playing opportunities at Standard Liège. In January 2015, the loan deal was terminated, and Nagai returned to Nagoya on a permanent basis.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 February 2022.[7][8][9]
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other4 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fukuoka University 2009 - 3 3 - - - 3 3
Avispa Fukuoka 2009 5 0 - - - - 5 0
Vissel Kobe 2010 3 0 - - - - 3 0
Nagoya Grampus 2011 27 3 4 2 2 2 7 2 - 40 9
2012 30 10 3 2 0 0 7 1 - 40 13
Standard Liège 2012–13 3 0 - - - - 3 0
Nagoya Grampus 2013 14 0 1 0 - - - 15 0
2014 28 12 4 6 6 1 - - 38 19
2015 31 10 - 4 1 - - 35 11
2016 31 7 3 0 - - - 34 7
FC Tokyo 2017 30 1 1 0 8 1 - - 39 2
2018 32 5 2 0 2 0 - - 36 5
2019 33 9 2 0 4 1 - - 39 10
2020 26 4 - 3 0 4 1 - 33 5
2021 38 2 1 1 10 2 - - 49 5
Career total 331 63 24 14 39 8 18 4 0 0 412 89
  1. ^ Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. ^ J. League Cup
  3. ^ AFC Champions League

International

As of 19 November 2019

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[19]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 June 2019 Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi, Rifu, Japan  El Salvador 1–0 2–0 2019 Kirin Challenge Cup
2. 2–0
3. 10 October 2019 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Mongolia 4–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Japan

Club

Nagoya Grampus

FC Tokyo

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b "岡田監督、平山より寿人より福岡大・永井！スーパーサブは快足ＦＷ…日本代表発表：日本代表：サッカー：スポーツ報知". 9 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "福岡大学FW永井謙佑選手、JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手承認のお知らせ". 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Japan Coach Takeshi Okada Names Young Squad For Yemen Test". Goal. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Japan rally past Yemen, qualify for 2011 Asian Cup". Japan Football Association. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Kensuke Nagai Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  7. ^ 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 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 49 out of 289)
  8. ^ 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. 105 out of 289)
  9. ^ "Japan - Kensuke Nagai - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Ｕ－22日本代表 中東遠征 国際親善試合（vsクウェート代表）試合結果、監督・選手コメント". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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  13. ^ "国際親善試合 U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第2戦 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  14. ^ "U-22日本代表 国際親善試合 2011_06_01 オーストラリア". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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  16. ^ "キリンチャレンジカップ2012 対U-23ニュージーランド代表". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  17. ^ 杉本選手のゴールでベラルーシを下す. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  18. ^ 大津の決勝ゴールでメキシコに競り勝つ. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  19. ^ "Kensuke Nagai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  20. ^ "名古屋vs新潟の試合結果・データ (JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2024年11月2日)". J.League (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 November 2024.