is a Japanese

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who plays for

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club

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and the Japan national team. He plays either as an

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or a

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Club career

Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from

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side

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ahead of the

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season. He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3–2 home defeat by

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in which replaced

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in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for

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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

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on November 24. 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

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. 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

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and

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. In February 2021, Nakamura has loaned to

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club

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. On 11 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Austrian club

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

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in which he netted 4 times in 4 games before Japan were eliminated by

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at the last-16 stage. On March 2023, he was called-up by

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for the senior national team for friendlies against

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and

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. He made his debut against Uruguay on 24 March 2023, coming off the bench at the 89th minute. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakamura, Keito 2000 births Living people People from Abiko, Chiba Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Gamba Osaka players Gamba Osaka U-23 players FC Twente players Sint-Truidense V.V. players FC Juniors OÖ players LASK players J1 League players J3 League players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Austria Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Austria Japan men's under-20 international footballers