Shintaro Nago
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shintaro Nago | ||
| Date of birth | April 17, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | Toyosato SC | ||
| 2005–2010 | Osaka Higashiyodogawa FC | ||
| 2011–2013 | Shizuoka Gakuen High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Juntendo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Kashima Antlers | 79 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2025– | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 | |||
Shintaro Nago (名古 新太郎, Nago Shintarō; born April 17, 1996) who plays as a central midfielder for J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Nago was born in Osaka Prefecture on April 17, 1996. In March 2018, it was announced he would be joining J1 League club Kashima Antlers for the 2019 season but in May 2018 Nago was confirmed as a designated special player for the remainder of the 2018 season.[2][3] This would allow him to play for both Juntendo University and Kashima Antlers.
In August 2018, Nago made his debut for Kashima in a 4–2 league defeat to Nagoya Grampus.[4]
Nago scored his first goal for the club in the quarter-finals of the 2019 J.League Cup, in a 3–2 victory over Urawa Reds.[5]
In 2021, Nago was loaned out to J1 club Shonan Bellmare.[6] He made nineteen appearances and scored three goals. His first goal was scored on his first start for the club in a 3–1 league win over Vegalta Sendai.[7]
Nago continued to be a squad player for the following two seasons, only making 23 appearances across the 2022 and 2023. In the 2024 season he was afforded more game time under new manager Ranko Popović and paid him back with seven goals and assists in May and was unlucky not to win the Monthly MVP award.[8]
Despite appearing in over forty matches for the club in the 2024, the most appearances he has made in his six seasons with Kashima, at the end of the season it was announced that he would be joining Avispa Fukuoka for the 2025 season.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Juntendo University | 2015 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kashima Antlers | 2018 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2020 | J1 League | 8 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | J1 League | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | J1 League | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 41 | 5 | ||
| Total | 79 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 7 | ||
| Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |
| Career total | 98 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
References
[edit]- ↑ Shintaro Nago at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ↑ "名古 新太郎選手の2019年加入内定について | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "名古選手の2018年JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手承認について | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "2018 J1 League 18/08/11 Nagoya Grampus - Kashima Antlers Results,Players,フォーメーション". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "2019 J League YBC Levain Cup 19/09/04 Urawa Reds - Kashima Antlers Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "鹿島アントラーズ 名古新太郎選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 湘南ベルマーレ. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ↑ "2021 J1 League 21/03/13 Shonan Bellmare - Vegalta Sendai Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Ｊ１受賞者 鹿島アントラーズ FW40 鈴木 優磨：明治安田Jリーグ KONAMI月間MVP：明治安田Ｊリーグ 月間表彰：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "名古 新太郎 選手 鹿島アントラーズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ". アビスパ福岡公式サイト | AVISPA FUKUOKA Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Shintaro Nago Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Shintaro Nago Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Shintaro Nago at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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