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Shinji Kagawa
香川真司
Kagawa with Borussia Dortmund in 2011
Personal information
Full name Shinji Kagawa
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Kobe, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Winger
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Youth career
2001–2005 FC Miyagi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Cerezo Osaka 125 (55)
2010–2012 Borussia Dortmund 49 (21)
2012– Manchester United 0 (0)
International career‡
2006–2008 Japan U19[2] 4 (0)
2007 Japan U20[2] 2 (0)
2008 Japan U23[2] 3 (0)
2008– Japan 31 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2012

Shinji Kagawa (香川 真司, Kagawa Shinji) (born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Japanese national football team. In June 2012, Dortmund has reached an agreement with an English club Manchester United to transfer him, although Kagawa committed that "neither reached the complete agreement, nor signed the contract yet".[3];

Club career

Kagawa started playing football at the age of five. He joined Marino Football Club from 1994 to 1999,[4] Kobe NK Football Club from 1999 to 2001, and FC Miyagi Barcelona in Sendai from 2001 to 2005.[5] Cerezo Osaka noticed his talent and signed him at the age of 17. He was the first player in Japan to sign a professional contract before graduating high school, except players promoted from youth teams of the J. League clubs.[6] In 2007, he gained a regular position but the club missed the promotion to the J. League Division 1.

By mid-2010, Kagawa was represented with a sports agency run by retired German professional footballer Thomas Kroth, which ultimately handled his transfer to Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund

2010–11

Kagawa celebrates winning the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2011

In the summer of 2010, Kagawa transferred from Cerezo to Borussia Dortmund for €350,000. The relatively modest cost of the transfer was because of a release clause in Kagawa's contract with Cerezo, which allowed him to leave the club cheaply if he had an opportunity to play in Europe.[7]

On 23 August 2010, he made his debut appearance in the German Bundesliga, starting for his new club Borussia Dortmund. After scoring his first two competitive goals for the club in the Europa League qualifying tie against Qarabağ, he continued this form with his first goal in the Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg, which Dortmund won 2–0.[8] In the Revierderby against archrival Schalke 04, which Dortmund won 3–1, Kagawa said pre-match that he would score two goals, he then went on to score twice, making him one of the fans' favorites.[9]

Kagawa missed half of the Bundesliga season because of an injury he picked up on international duty, but managed to score eight goals in 18 appearances. His strong effort in the first half of the season helped his side finish as champions of the Bundesliga and he was even named in the Bundesliga Best XI.[10]

2011–12

Kagawa was back in time for the start of the 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign and quickly found his way back into the starting line-up. Kagawa scored his first goal of the new Bundesliga season on 18 September, coming in a disappointing 2–1 loss to Hannover 96, as Dortmund gave up two goals in the last three minutes.[11] On 22 October, Kagawa opened the scoring in the seventh minute as Dortmund crushed 1. FC Köln 5–0 in front of 80,200 home fans at the Signal Iduna Park.[12] Kagawa scored again on 5 November, as Dortmund brushed aside Wolfsburg 5–1 and moved within two points of league leaders Bayern Munich. Kagawa scored a late consolation against Arsenal in a 2–1 loss in the group stage of the Champions League.

On 28 January 2012, Kagawa scored twice in Dortmund's 3–1 win against Hoffenheim. Kagawa scored the only goal of the game against Werder Bremen on 17 March, heading in a pass from İlkay Gündoğan in the eighth minute.[13] Kagawa scored two goals in Dortmund's 6–1 thrashing of Cologne on 25 March, keeping Dortmund five points ahead of Bayern in the title race.[14] Kagawa also scored a goal and provided an assist for Borussia Dortmund, against rivals Bayern Munich in the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal Final.

Manchester United

On 5 June 2012, it was announced by Manchester United that the club had reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund and Kagawa on a transfer deal,[15] becoming the first Japanese player to play for the club.[16]

International career

Kagawa played as a member of the Japan national under-20 football team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[17]

In 2008 he was also selected to play as a member of the Japanese team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[18] On 24 May 2008 he made his senior international debut in a friendly Kirin Cup match. Japan won the match against Côte d'Ivoire 1–0. He was not selected in Takeshi Okada's final 23 squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In September 2010 he scored the only goal of the game in Japan's 1–0 win over Paraguay in Yokohama.[19] It took Kagawa five months to rehab his injury from the AFC Asia Cup. He returned in Dortmund's final game as a substitute in the 87th minute.

2011 AFC Asian Cup

He was included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup by coach Alberto Zaccheroni.[20] In the quarterfinals against Qatar, he scored two goals. The game ended 3–2, a win for Japan.[21] In the semi-final against South Korea, Kagawa broke his metatarsal bone[22] and missed the final where Japan beat Australia after extra-time.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 May 2012[23][24]

Club performance League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2006 Cerezo Osaka J1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 J2 35 5 9 1 2 0 - - 36 7 9
2008 35 16 10 0 0 0 - - 35 16 10
2009 44 27 11 0 0 0 - - 44 27 11
2010 J1 11 7 0 - - 1 0 0 12 7 0
2010–11 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 18 8 1 2 0 1 8 4 0 - 28 12 2
2011–12 31 13 11 5 3 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 43 17 13
Career total 174 76 42 8 5 3 14 5 0 2 0 0 198 86 45
1Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.
2Includes UEFA Europa League qualification, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.
3Includes J. League Cup and DFL-Supercup.

International

As of 3 June 2012

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

Japan

Individual

References

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