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Yuto Nagatomo
Playing for Internazionale in 2011
Personal information
Full name Yuto Nagatomo
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full Back
Team information
Current team
 Internazionale
Number 55
Youth career
2002-2004 Higashi Fukuoka High School
2005-2007 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008-2010 F.C. Tokyo 72 (5)
2010-2011 Cesena 16 (0)
2011- Internazionale 48 (4)
International career‡
2008- Japan 46 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2012

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

Career

Japan era

Nagatomo playing for FC Tokyo in 2009

Nagatomo's grandfather Yoshida Tatsuo and Tatsuo's brother Minoru were famed professional bicycle racers who competed in Keirin. Nagatomo started playing football in kindergarten. He failed to join the Ehime F.C. junior youth team and continued to play in Saijo Kita Junior High School and later moved to Fukuoka and joined Higashi Fukuoka High School. His team played at the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. He attended Meiji University. In 2006, at the university football club he was moved to full-back and started to distinguish himself. He was quickly chosen for the All Japan University XI and represented Japan at the 2007 Universiade held in Bangkok.

In 2007, Nagatomo was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA. With this status, he was able to register as a J. League club player while he was still eligible to play for his university. He played one J. League Cup game for F.C. Tokyo that season. He also played for Japan's U-22 team in the Olympic qualfiers.

Nagatomo officially signed with F.C. Tokyo in 2008,[1] while at Meiji. Five months later, he earned his first international cap on 24 May 2008 in a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire. 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 finals. Nagatomo made 84 appearances in his four years at FC Tokyo.

Cesena

In July 2010, Nagatomo was signed on loan by the Italian Serie A side A.C. Cesena, where he played the first half of the season as Cesena's starting left back.[2][3] 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.

Internazionale

Due to his impressive performances for both Cesena and Japan in the 2011 Asian Cup, he was fully signed by Cesena in January 2011.[4] But before making any league appearances was sent straight out on loan to Inter Milan in exchange for Davide Santon also on loan, becoming the first Japanese player in Inter's history.[5][6]

Nagatomo made his debut for Inter wearing the number 55 shirt 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 the 27 February 2011, and finishing the whole 90 minutes.[7] On 6 March 2011, Nagatomo scored his first goal for Inter in the 5-2 trashing against Genoa from 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 during an awful time he paraded the Japanese flag (with the writing "You'll Never Walk Alone") around the pitch during a Champions League match against Bayern Munich.[8] Inter have 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 both became the second and third Japanese footballer to play in the quarter-finals of UEFA Champions league (Keisuke Honda was the first playing for CSKA Moscow during 2009-2010 season). After the Serie A season was over, Internazionale had an agreement with A.C. Cesena for make a permanent move for Yuto in a cash plus player exchange deal. Nagatomo was valued €10.95 million,[9] however part of the fee was paid via half of the registration rights of Luca Garritano (€700,000)[9] and Luca Caldirola

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.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 February 2012[11][12]

Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Meiji University 2006 - 1 0 - - 1 0
2007 - 1 0 - - 1 0
Total - 2 0 - - 2 0
F.C. Tokyo 2007 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 0
2008 29 3 3 0 3 0 - 35 3
2009 31 1 1 0 4 1 - 36 2
2010 12 1 - 1 0 - 13 1
Total 72 5 4 0 9 1 - 85 6
A.C. Cesena 2010–11 16 0 - - - 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 - - 16 0
Internazionale 2010–11 13 2 3 0 - 3 0 19 2
2011-12 35 2 1 0 - 7 0 43 2
Total 48 4 4 0 - 10 0 62 4
Career total 136 9 10 0 9 1 10 0 165 10
1Includes Emperor's Cup and Coppa Italia.
2Includes J. League Cup.
3Includes UEFA Champions League.

International

Nagatomo playing for Japan in 2009
As of 11 October 2011

Awards and honours

Japan

2011
2008, 2009, 2011

Club

F.C. Tokyo
2009
Internazionale
2010–11

Individual

2009

References

  1. ^ "長友佑都選手(明治大学)　来季新加入内定のお知らせ". FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 19 December 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Il difensore giapponese Yuto Nagatomo al Cesena". AC Cesena (in Italian). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "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". FC Tokyo (in Japanese). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Emanuele Melfi (28 January 2011). "Cesena, Nagatomo è tutto bianconero". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Davide Santon è del Cesena, Nagatomo all'Inter". AC Cesena (in Italian). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Yuto Nagatomo joins Inter". FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Nagatomo playing at right full back". WhoScored.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b FC Internazionale Milano Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 Template:It icon
  10. ^ Arsene Wenger - Yahoo! Eurosport
  11. ^ Yuto Nagatomo > Club matches worldfootball.net
  12. ^ Japan - Yuto Nagatomo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  13. ^ "国際親善試合 ～北京で勝つための戦いが、始まる。～ U-23日本代表 対 アンゴラ代表". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 27 March 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  14. ^ "国際親善試合 U-23日本代表　対　U-23オーストラリア代表 ゲームレポート". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  15. ^ "キリンチャレンジカップ2008 ～ALL FOR 2010!～ U-23日本代表　対　U-23アルゼンチン代表 ゲームレポート". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  16. ^ "東北地方太平洋沖地震復興支援チャリティーマッチ". Samuraiblue.jp (in Japanese). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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