is a Japanese
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
, playing as a
centre back for
Nagoya Grampus and the
Japan national team.
Club career
Kashiwa Reysol
Nakatani made his official debut for
Kashiwa Reysol
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadiu ...
in the
J. League Division 1
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian Football Confederation, Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promot ...
, on 22 October 2014 against
Gamba Osaka in
Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium in
Kashiwa
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 433,436 in 194,216 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
The name of the city is written with a si ...
, Japan. He started and played the full match. Nakatani and his club lost the match 1-0.
After five years as a pro in Kashiwa, Nakatani switched mid-season to
Nagoya Grampus in June 2018.
International career
He made his debut for
Japan national football team
The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan.
Japan was not a major football force until the e ...
on 30 March 2021 in a
World Cup qualifier
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
against Mongolia.
Club career statistics
''Updated to 5 November 2022''.
[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社]
"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"
8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 64 out of 289)
Honours
;Nagoya Grampus
*
J.League Cup:
2021
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References
External links
Profile at Kashiwa Reysol*
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1996 births
Living people
People from Sakura, Chiba
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's international footballers
J1 League players
J3 League players
Kashiwa Reysol players
Nagoya Grampus players
J.League U-22 Selection players
Men's association football defenders
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