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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Shinji Kagawa | |
| Date of birth: | 17 March 1989 | |
| Place of birth: | Kobe, Hyōgo,  Japan
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| Height: | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Cerezo Osaka
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| Number: | TBA | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994–1999 1999–2001 2001–2005 |
Marino FC Kobe NK Football Club FC Miyagi Barcelona
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 2010–2012 2012–2014 2014–2019 2019 2019–2020 2021 2022 2023– |
Cerezo Osaka Borussia Dortmund Manchester United Borussia Dortmund → Beşiktaş (loan) Zaragoza PAOK Sint-Truiden Cerezo Osaka
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125 (55) 49 (21) 38 (6) 97 (20) 14 (4) 33 (4) 6 (0) 18 (2) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2006–2008 2007 2008 2008–2019 |
Japan U19 Japan U20 Japan U23 Japan
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4 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 97 (31) |
Shinji Kagawa (born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who most recently plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka and the Japan national team. Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract. Two years later, he returned to Dortmund. A goal-scoring midfielder, he is known for his "vision, technique, movement and deft passing." Kagawa holds the records for most appearances and goals by a Japanese player in UEFA club competitions.
Since making his senior international debut in May 2008, he has won over 80 caps. On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named Asian Football Confederation International Player of the Year.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
- DFB-Pokal: 2011–12, 2016–17
- Manchester United
- PAOK
- Greek Cup: 2020–21
International[]
- Japan
- AFC Asian Cup: 2011
Individual[]
- Bundesliga Player of the Hinrunde: 2010
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2011–12
- kicker Bundesliga First half of the 2012 Season, Only one selected for world class.
- VDV Team of the Season: 2011–12
- ESM Team of the Season: 2011–12
- AFC Asian International Player of the Year: 2012
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2015–16
- IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time: 2021
External links[]
- Official website
Shinji Kagawa FIFA competition record- Shinji Kagawa – UEFA competition record
- Shinji Kagawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shinji Kagawa at J.League (Japanese)
- Shinji Kagawa profile at Soccerbase
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 Japan
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Template:Japan squad (2011 AFC Asian Cup) Template:Japan squad (2013 FIFA Confederations Cup)
| Japan – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Kawashima
2. Uchida
3. G. Sakai
4. Honda
5. Nagatomo
6. Morishige
7. Endō
8. Kiyotake
9. Okazaki
10. Kagawa
11. Kakitani
12. Nishikawa
13. Ōkubo
14. Aoyama
15. Konno
16. Yamaguchi
17. Hasebe (c)
18. Ōsako
19. Inoha
20. Saitō
21. H. Sakai
22. Yoshida
23. Gonda
Manager: |
| Japan – 2015 AFC Asian Cup – Knockout stage |
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1. Kawashima
2. Ueda
3. Ota
4. Honda
5. Nagatomo
6. Morishige
7. Endō
8. Kiyotake
9. Okazaki
10. Kagawa
11. Toyoda
12. Nishikawa
13. Kobayashi
14. Muto
15. Konno
16. Shiotani
17. Hasebe (c)
18. Inui
19. Shoji
20. Shibasaki
21. Sakai
22. Yoshida
23. Higashiguchi
Manager: |
| Japan – 2018 FIFA World Cup |
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1. Kawashima
2. Ueda
3. Shoji
4. Honda
5. Nagatomo
6. Endo
7. Shibasaki
8. Haraguchi
9. Okazaki
10. Kagawa
11. Usami
12. Higashiguchi
13. Mutō
14. Inui
15. Osako
16. Yamaguchi
17. Hasebe (c)
18. Oshima
19. H. Sakai
20. Makino
21. G. Sakai
22. Yoshida
23. Nakamura
Manager: |