is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He has represented the Japan national team internationally.

International career

In June 2011, Nakamura was called up to the Japan U17 national team for the

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 1991. It was held in Mexico with games ...

and he played four matches. In August 2016, he was also selected for the Japan U23 national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics and he played two matches. In May 2018 he was named in the Japan national team's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual *

J.League Best XI The J.League Best XI is an acknowledgement of the best eleven players in J.League. J1 League (1993–present) Multiple appearances Appearances by club Appearances by country * Only in two occasions there was a full-Japanese Best XI (20 ...

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References

External links

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Profile at Kashiwa Reysol

Profile at Avispa Fukuoka
* 1995 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese footballers Association football goalkeepers Japan international footballers Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2018 FIFA World Cup players J.League U-22 Selection players J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Kashiwa Reysol players Avispa Fukuoka players Portimonense S.C. players Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub