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Shoya Nakajima

1994 - Today

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Shōya Nakajima (中島 翔哉, Nakajima Shōya; born 23 August 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds and the Japan national team. Primarily a left winger, he has also played on the right flank and as a central second striker. After starting his career with Tokyo Verdy of the J2 League and FC Tokyo of the J1 League, he spent several years in Portugal's Primeira Liga with Portimonense and Porto. He also had brief spells in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoya Nakajima is the 12,615th most popular soccer player (down from 8,291st in 2024), the 3,534th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,137th in 2019) and the 1,560th most popular Japanese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Shoya Nakajima ranks 12,615 out of 21,273. Before him are Tommaso Berni, Koji Fujikawa, Leandro Romagnoli, Cristiano da Silva, Ángel Lafita, and Seiichi Ogawa. After him are Sergei Terehhov, Marquinhos, Mike Phelan, Lorenzo Ebecilio, Harison da Silva Nery, and Omar Hawsawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Shoya Nakajima ranks 416. Before him are Edgar Ié, Leilia Adzhametova, Kang Ji-young, Thiago Monteiro, Heorhiy Bushchan, and Søren Kragh Andersen. After him are Alessandro Schöpf, Elena Tsagrinou, Carlos Mané, Adam Masina, Camille Razat, and Jung Seung-hyun.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shoya Nakajima ranks 3,541 out of 6,245. Before him are Toshiki Koike (1974), Megumi Nakajima (1989), Hikari Takagi (1993), Tsutomu Takahata (1968), Koji Fujikawa (1978), and Seiichi Ogawa (1970). After him are Chiharu Shida (1997), Mikio Manaka (1969), Jun Amano (1991), Takashi Yamahashi (1972), Yuki Muto (1988), and Taku Takeuchi (1987).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Japan

Among soccer players born in Japan, Shoya Nakajima ranks 1,567. Before him are Yoshiyuki Sakamoto (1972), Toshiki Koike (1974), Hikari Takagi (1993), Tsutomu Takahata (1968), Koji Fujikawa (1978), and Seiichi Ogawa (1970). After him are Mikio Manaka (1969), Jun Amano (1991), Takashi Yamahashi (1972), Yuki Muto (1988), Takeo Harada (1971), and Shiho Tomari (1990).

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