Mitsuru Nagata

Mitsuru Nagata
永田 充

Nagata playing for Albirex Niigata
Personal information
Full name	Mitsuru Nagata
Date of birth	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1999–2001	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Kashiwa Reysol	62	(3)
2006–2010	Albirex Niigata	119	(1)
2011–2016	Urawa Reds	91	(2)
2017–2018	Tokyo Verdy	10	(0)
2019	Tokyo United FC	7	(0)
Total		282	(6)
International career
2002–2003	Japan U-20	9	(0)
2010–2011	Japan	2	(0)
Medal record Urawa Reds Runner-up J1 League 2014 Runner-up J1 League 2016 Winner J.League Cup 2016 Runner-up J.League Cup 2011 Runner-up J.League Cup 2013 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2015 Representing Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar AFC U-19 Championship 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mitsuru Nagata (永田 充, Nagata Mitsuru, born 6 April 1983) is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Nagata was born in Shizuoka on 6 April 1983. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club Albirex Niigata with teammate Kisho Yano. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007–2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to Urawa Reds with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy. Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. Nagata joined Tokyo United FC on 15 May 2019.

National team career

Nagata was a participant at 2003 World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004. He made his full international debut on 2 September 2010 in a friendly match against Guatemala. He was also selected in the national squad for the 2011 Asian Cup finals as a late replacement for injured Tomoaki Makino. He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.

Club statistics

As of end of 2018 season

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Other1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2002	6	0	0	0	0	0	-		6	0
	2003	23	0	1	0	4	0	-		28	0
	2004	28	2	1	0	4	0	2	0	35	2
	2005	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	1
Albirex Niigata	2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
	2007	22	0	0	0	3	0	-		25	0
	2008	30	1	2	0	5	0	-		37	1
	2009	33	0	4	0	6	0	-		43	0
	2010	34	0	2	0	6	0	-		42	0
Urawa Reds	2011	34	2	0	0	7	0	-		41	2
	2012	29	0	2	0	5	1	-		36	1
	2013	9	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	14	0
	2014	13	0	2	0	5	0	-		20	0
	2015	5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	10	0
	2016	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
Tokyo Verdy	2017	10	0	1	0	-		-		11	0
	2018	0	0	3	0	-		-		3	0
Career total		282	6	21	0	48	1	12	0	363	7

¹Includes other competitive competitions, including the J. League promotion/relegation series.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
2011	1	0
Total	2	0

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2002 AFC Youth Championship	U-19	6	0	0	Runners-up
Japan	2003 FIFA World Youth Championship	U-20	2	1	0	Quarter-finals
Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	0	1	0	Champions

Honours

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 1

2011

Urawa Reds

• J.League Cup: 1

2016

Individual

• AFC U-19 Championship Best Eleven: 1

2002

External links

• Mitsuru Nagata – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Mitsuru Nagata at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mitsuru Nagata at Soccerway
• Mitsuru Nagata at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Japan National Football Team Database