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Paulo Nagamura
Personal information
Full name Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura
Date of birth (1983-03-02) March 2, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swope Park Rangers (assistant coach)
Youth career
1994–2001 São Paulo
2001–2004 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Los Angeles Galaxy 54 (0)
2007 Toronto FC 4 (0)
2007–2009 Chivas USA 73 (8)
2010 Tigres 14 (0)
2010–2011 Chivas USA 26 (1)
2012–2016 Sporting Kansas City 95 (6)
2016 → Swope Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
Total 267 (15)
Managerial career
2017– Swope Park Rangers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 18, 2016

Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu naɡaˈmuɾɐ]; born March 2, 1983) is a retired Brazilian footballer.

Career

Youth

Born in São Paulo, Nagamura came up through the system of hometown club São Paulo. In 2001, he was sold to English powerhouse Arsenal, and played with the club's youth and reserve sides through 2004, helping them to the English U-19 championship, scoring a goal in the final against Liverpool. He also scored in a pre-season friendly for Arsenal against Stevenage in 2002.[1]

Paulo Nagamura of the Sporting KC defends against an onslaught of Houston Dynamo players at Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas, on July 7, 2012.

Professional

He signed with Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in March 2005 and became a starter in the team's midfield. While with the Galaxy, he won the MLS Cup and the US Open Cup, both in 2005.

Nagamura was selected by Toronto FC in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft but was traded in May 2007 to Chivas USA in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft.[2] In January 2010, he moved to Tigres de la UANL but returned to Chivas USA in June.

In November 2011, he was traded to Sporting Kansas City for a 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick.[3] He retired after the 2016 season and joined the club's reserve team coaching staff.

Personal

Nagamura holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[4]

Honors

Arsenal

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sporting Kansas City

Statistics

Season Club Country Competition Apps. Goals
2005 Los Angeles Galaxy  United States Major League Soccer 25 0
2006 29 0
2007 Toronto FC  Canada 4 0
Chivas USA  United States 23 2
2008 24 2
2009 27 4
2010 Tigres  Mexico Primera División de México 14 0
Chivas USA  United States Major League Soccer 15 1
2011 11 0
2012 Sporting Kansas City 27 1
2013 17 0
2014 21 2
2015 21 3
2016 6 0
Total Last Updated November 15, 2016 266 15

References

  1. ^ "Arsenal thrash Stevenage". BBC. July 18, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/chivas-usa-acquires-brazilian-midfielder-paulo-nagamura-trade-toronto-fc
  3. ^ "Chivas USA Deal Nagamura to Sporting KC". Chivas USA Deal Nagamura to Sporting KC. mlssoccer.com.
  4. ^ Steve Brisendine (February 3, 2012). "Sporting seek to free up international spots with sight on green cards | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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