is a

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retired football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Nagata was born in

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on 6 April 1983. After graduating from

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, he joined J1 League club

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in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his

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in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club

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with teammate

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. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007-2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to

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with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club

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. Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. Nagata joined

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on 15 May 2019.

National team career

Nagata was a participant at 2003 World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004. He made his full international debut on 2 September 2010 in a friendly match against Guatemala.Japan National Football Team Database
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finals as a late replacement for injured

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. He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.

Club statistics

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¹Includes other competitive competitions, including the J.League Promotion / Relegation Series.

National team statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Honours

Japan

* AFC Asian Cup: 1 :: 2011

Urawa Reds

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Individual

* AFC U-19 Championship Best Eleven: 1 :: 2002

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1983 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kashiwa Reysol players Albirex Niigata players Urawa Red Diamonds players Tokyo Verdy players Tokyo United FC players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub