Yuto Nagatomo

Yuto Nagatomo

Nagatomo with Inter in 2011
Personal information
Full name Yuto Nagatomo[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986
Place of birth Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position Full-back / Wing-back
Club information
Current team
 Internazionale
Number 55
Youth career
2002–2004 Higashi Fukuoka High School
2005–2007 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2011 FC Tokyo 72 (5)
2010–2011 → Cesena (loan) 16 (0)
2011– Internazionale 140 (9)
National team‡
2008– Japan 83 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 September 2015

Yuto Nagatomo (長友 佑都 Nagatomo Yūto, born 12 September 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.

Club career

FC Tokyo

Nagatomo officially signed with FC Tokyo in 2008,[3] while at Meiji. But he made a appearance at J.League Cup as Special Designated Youth Player in 2007. Nagatomo made 84 appearances in his four years at FC Tokyo.

Cesena

In July 2010, Nagatomo was signed on loan by the newly promoted Italian Serie A side A.C. Cesena, where he played the first half of the season as Cesena's starting left back.[4][5] Before moving to Italy, Nagatomo gave a speech to 25,000 supporters just after the match involving F.C. Tokyo and Vissel Kobe on 17 July 2010. After being signed on a permanent deal, Nagatomo was then sold to Internazionale.

Internazionale

Due to his impressive performances for both Cesena and Japan in the 2011 Asian Cup, he was fully signed by Internazionale in January 2011.[6] But before making any league appearances he was sent straight out on loan to Cesena in exchange for Davide Santon also on loan, becoming the first East Asian player to sign with Internazionale.[7][8]

Nagatomo, wearing number 55, made his debut for Inter on 6 February 2011, replacing Wesley Sneijder in the Serie A match against AS Roma, which Inter won 5–3. In the following game, Nagatomo came on as a late substitute against Juventus. Nagatomo then started in both of the following games against Fiorentina and Cagliari.

Nagatomo has shown his versatility by playing right back against Sampdoria on 27 February 2011, and finishing the whole 90 minutes.[9] On 6 March 2011, Nagatomo scored his first goal for Inter in the 5–2 trashing of Genoa on a Kharja assist with a swivel and a finish into the roof of the net.

On 15 March, to show solidarity with his home country in light of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami which took place the previous week he paraded the Japanese flag (with the writing "You'll Never Walk Alone", a chant of his former team in Tokyo) around the pitch during a Champions League match against Bayern Munich.[10] Inter had drawn German club side Schalke 04 in the quarter-finals of 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. Nagatomo, along with international teammate Atsuto Uchida who plays for Schalke became the second and third Japanese footballer to play in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions league (Keisuke Honda was the first playing for CSKA Moscow during 2009–2010 season). After the Serie A season was over, Inter made an agreement with Cesena of making Yuto's move permanent in a cash plus player exchange deal. Nagatomo was valued at €10.95 million,[11] however part of the fee was paid via half of the registration rights of Luca Garritano (€700,000)[11] and Luca Caldirola (€2.5 million). Nagatomo enjoyed his most productive season under Walter Mazzarri, scoring five goals, along with six assists during the 2013-14 season.[12][13]

International career

Nagatomo earned his first international cap on 24 May 2008 in a friendly against Ivory Coast. His first international goal was scored in a friendly against Syria held on 13 November 2008. Nagatomo was also a member of the Japan U-21 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Nagatomo playing for Japan in 2009

2010 FIFA World Cup

He was called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Japan, and was named in Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger's best XI of the tournament.[14]

2011 AFC Asian Cup

Nagatomo was selected as part of the Japan squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. He featured in every game Japan played in the competition and helped them defeat Australia in the final, thus earning his first international honour.

2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

He was included in Alberto Zaccheroni's 23-man Japan squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in which he featured in all three games Japan played before they were eliminated in the group stage.[15]

2014 FIFA World Cup

Nagatomo was part of Japan's national squad to play in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He started in all three group matches but Japan was eliminated in the group stage.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2016.[16][17]
Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Tokyo 2007 J. League Division 1 00—10—10
2008 2933030—353
2009 3111041—362
2010 121—10—131
Total 7254091—856
Cesena (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 160———160
Total 160———160
Internazionale 2010–11 Serie A 13230—30192
2011–12 35210—70432
2012–13 25020—82352
2013–14 34520——365
2014–15 14010—30180
2015–16 19040——230
Total 1409130—21217511
Career total 228141709121227617

1Includes Emperor's Cup and Coppa Italia.

2Includes J. League Cup.

3Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

International

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200871
2009112
2010160
2011100
2012100
2013120
2014100
2015100
201620
Total883

International goals

Honours

Club

Tokyo
Internazionale

International

Japan

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 16. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 長友佑都選手(明治大学)　来季新加入内定のお知らせ [Nagatomo Yuto player (Meiji University) (is) next season's new signing]. FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 19 December 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Il difensore giapponese Yuto Nagatomo al Cesena". AC Cesena (in Italian). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  5. ↑ 長友佑都選手　チェゼーナへ期限付き移籍決定のお知らせ [Player Nagatomo Yuto to Cesena in period confirmed]. FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Emanuele Melfi (28 January 2011). "Cesena, Nagatomo è tutto bianconero". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Davide Santon è del Cesena, Nagatomo all'Inter" [Davide Santon to Cesena, Nagatomo to Inter]. AC Cesena (in Italian). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Yuto Nagatomo joins Inter". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Nagatomo playing at right full back". WhoScored.com.
  10. ↑ "長友が日の丸に「心は一つ」、欧州CLで被災地へメッセージ". Reuters (in Japanese). 16 March 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  11. 1 2 FC Internazionale Milano Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
  12. ↑ "Yuto Nagatomo Career Statistics". whoscored.com.
  13. ↑ "Nagatomo Career Statistics". LegaSerieA.it.
  14. ↑ Arsene Wenger – Yahoo! Eurosport
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ Yuto Nagatomo > Club matches worldfootball.net
  17. ↑ Japan – Yuto Nagatomo – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway

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